Today in Australian military history - 18th August, 1966. Battle - TopicsExpress



          

Today in Australian military history - 18th August, 1966. Battle of Long Tan, South Vietnam. Amid a tropical downpour, 108 men of D Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, supported by artillery and a timely resupply by the RAAF, fought off an attack by an enemy force of more than 2,000 in a rubber plantation near the abandoned village of Long Tan. The arrival of Armoured Personnel Carriers carrying reinforcements brought the action to an end. Seventeen Australians were killed, one died of wounds, and 24 were wounded. More than 245 enemy bodies were later counted, but many more had been taken away.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:00:01 +0000

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