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.

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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
landing zone for U.S. airmobile forces
terrain open field
surrounded by jungle
timePeriod 1960s
usedBy U.S. Army NERFINISHED

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