LZ Albany
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LZ Albany was a U.S. Army landing zone in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam that became the site of a major and deadly battle during the Vietnam War.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield
ⓘ
landing zone ⓘ military site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Battle of LZ X-Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
People's Army of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription | one of the deadliest engagements for U.S. forces in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Harold G. Moore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nguyen Huu An NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent |
1965-11-17
ⓘ
1965-11-18 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | LZ X-Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromInKilometers | approximately 4 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Battle of LZ Albany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ia Drang Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pleiku Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close-quarters infantry combat
ⓘ
high-intensity ambush of U.S. column ⓘ illustrating tactics of airmobile warfare ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
1st Battalion, 33rd Regiment (PAVN)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 8th Battalion, 66th Regiment (PAVN) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationType | airmobile operation ⓘ |
| opponent | North Vietnamese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Ia Drang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | We Were Soldiers Once... and Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkType | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| result |
heavy PAVN casualties
ⓘ
heavy U.S. casualties ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
ambush site for PAVN forces
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landing zone for U.S. airmobile forces ⓘ |
| terrain |
open field
ⓘ
surrounded by jungle ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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