Con Thien
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Con Thien was a heavily fortified U.S. Marine Corps outpost in northern South Vietnam that saw intense fighting and artillery bombardment during the Vietnam War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Marine Corps base
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battlefield ⓘ military outpost ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Firebase Con Thien
NERFINISHED
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Hill 158 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
artillery duels
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minefields and barbed wire defenses ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
significant PAVN casualties
ⓘ
significant U.S. Marine casualties ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 3 kilometers south of the DMZ
ⓘ
north of Dong Ha ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 158 meters ⓘ |
| fortificationType | heavily fortified hilltop position ⓘ |
| garrisonRole |
artillery fire support base
ⓘ
observation post ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | northern I Corps tactical zone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Quang Tri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
DMZ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam Demilitarized Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Operation Buffalo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Hickory NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Kingfisher NERFINISHED ⓘ heavy artillery bombardment in 1967 ⓘ siege of 1967 ⓘ |
| opponent |
North Vietnamese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
McNamara Line
NERFINISHED
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strongpoint obstacle system ⓘ |
| postWarStatus | abandoned military position ⓘ |
| roleInWar |
anchor point of the anti-infiltration barrier along the DMZ
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key outpost in defense of Quang Tri Province ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | monitoring North Vietnamese Army movements across the DMZ ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
extensive media coverage in the United States
ⓘ
photographs and reports highlighting trench warfare conditions ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1966
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1967 ⓘ 1968 ⓘ |
| usedBy | 3rd Marine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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