Dong Ha Combat Base

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United States Army installation United States Marine Corps installation military base

Dong Ha Combat Base was a key U.S. Marine Corps and Army installation in Quang Tri Province that served as a major logistical and defensive hub near the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone during the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army installation ⓘ
United States Marine Corps installation ⓘ
military base ⓘ
builtFor United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
controlledBy Army of the Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
country South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentUse civilian and agricultural land (approximate) ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 10 kilometers south of the DMZ ⓘ
function artillery base ⓘ
command and control center ⓘ
defensive strongpoint ⓘ
logistical hub ⓘ
garrison 3rd Marine Division headquarters ⓘ
armored units ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ
logistics units ⓘ
hasFacility airfield ⓘ
ammunition storage areas ⓘ
artillery firebases ⓘ
bunkers ⓘ
fuel storage areas ⓘ
helicopter pads ⓘ
logistics depots ⓘ
locatedIn Quang Tri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Cua Viet River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dong Ha town NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent 1968 Battle of Dong Ha area NERFINISHED ⓘ
1968 Tet Offensive fighting in northern I Corps ⓘ
1972 Easter Offensive fighting ⓘ
opponent People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf I Corps Tactical Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
region northern South Vietnam ⓘ
status closed ⓘ
statusAfterWar abandoned ⓘ
strategicRole shield approaches to Quang Tri and Hue ⓘ
support operations along the DMZ ⓘ
supplyRoute Cua Viet River supply line ⓘ
Highway 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 1960s ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ
usedBy 1st Brigade 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) NERFINISHED ⓘ
3rd Marine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
ARVN units NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Demilitarized Zone (Vietnam) → majorBaseNearby → Dong Ha Combat Base ⓘ