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| Battle of Ap Da Bien | |||||||
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| Part of theVietnam War | |||||||
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| 1 regiment | Unknown | ||||||
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| ~200 killed | Unknown | ||||||
TheBattle of Ap Da Bien took place during theVietnam War, at dawn on 3 October 1973 when the 207th Regiment of thePeople's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) was raided by forces of theArmy of the Republic of Vietnam while sheltering near the hamlet of Ap Da Bien inThạnh Hóa District,Long An Province. The battle resulted in the death of over 200 soldiers of the PAVN 207th Regiment, of whom most were ex-students of theHanoi University of Civil Engineering.
In 1991, a shrine called "Miếu Bắc Bỏ" (meaning "shrine of those who leave the North") has been built by the locals of Ap Da Bien to honor the NVA soldiers who were killed in this battle.[1]
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