Hill 937 battle
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The Hill 937 battle was a brutal 1969 Vietnam War engagement in which U.S. and South Vietnamese forces repeatedly assaulted a heavily fortified North Vietnamese position on a steep hill, later nicknamed "Hamburger Hill" for its intense casualties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hill 937 battle canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
engagement of the Vietnam War
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military battle ⓘ |
| aftermath | hill later abandoned by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
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North Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| casualtiesDescription |
heavy North Vietnamese casualties
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heavy U.S. casualties ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
close-quarters combat
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heavy casualties ⓘ intense artillery and air support ⓘ |
| codename | Hill 937 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
film "Hamburger Hill"
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various books on the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| controversy |
debate over military necessity
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public criticism in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
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surface form:
Vietnam
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| dateEnd | 1969-05-20 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1969-05-10 ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of Hamburger Hill
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Hamburger Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heightOfHill | 937 meters ⓘ |
| location |
A Shau Valley
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Hill 937 NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thừa Thiên Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive U.S. media attention ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | named "Hamburger Hill" due to high casualties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense, repeated frontal assaults
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symbol of futility of attrition warfare in Vietnam ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
101st Airborne Division (United States)
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3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ ARVN units ⓘ |
| operationType | repeated infantry assaults ⓘ |
| opposingForce | North Vietnamese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ground campaign in South Vietnam ⓘ |
| politicalImpact | increased opposition to U.S. Vietnam War policy ⓘ |
| result | U.S. and ARVN forces capture Hill 937 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | U.S. search-and-destroy operations ⓘ |
| tacticalSignificance | part of operations in A Shau Valley ⓘ |
| terrain |
jungle-covered mountain
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steep hill ⓘ |
| year | 1969 ⓘ |
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