A Shau Valley
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A Shau Valley is a remote, mountainous valley in central Vietnam that was a major North Vietnamese Army stronghold and the site of intense fighting during the Vietnam War.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield
ⓘ
geographical location ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A Shau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A Sầu Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateOrientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| borderRole | approach route from Laos into South Vietnam ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | North Vietnamese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| difficultyOfAccess | high ⓘ |
| feature |
dense forest
ⓘ
limited road access ⓘ steep surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thua Thien–Hue Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Vietnam ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Laos border ⓘ |
| militaryUse |
logistics base for North Vietnamese forces
ⓘ
staging area for operations into South Vietnam ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Hue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of A Shau (1966)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Hamburger Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Apache Snow (1969) NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Delaware (1968) NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Dewey Canyon (1969) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy U.S. air and artillery strikes
ⓘ
intense fighting during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ho Chi Minh trail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayStatus | rural area in central Vietnam ⓘ |
| regionType | remote valley ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
North Vietnamese Army stronghold
ⓘ
key infiltration route from Laos into South Vietnam ⓘ |
| terrain |
jungle-covered
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
North Vietnamese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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