battle, Cold War
Battle of Hat Dich
Battle of Hat Dich was a battle fought on 3 December 1968 in what is now Vietnam. It was part of the Vietnam War, which ran from 1955 to 1975. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: ~10,000 men against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | 3 December 1968 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Vietnam 10.650N, 107.150E | |
| Part of | Vietnam War (1955 to 1975) | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Result | Allied victory | |
| Belligerents | Australia; New Zealand; South Vietnam; United States; Thailand | Viet Cong; North Vietnam |
| Commanders | Australia Sandy Pearson (ANZAC Only) | Unknown |
| Strength | ~10,000 men | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | 31 killed; 21 killed; 1 killed | Allied claim: 245 killed; 39 possibly killed; 17 captured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Suoi Chau Pha 1967, same recorded site
- Battle of Binh Ba 1969, 11 km
- Battle of Binh Gia 1964, 15 km
- Battle of Long Tan 1966, 16 km
- Battle of Long Khanh 1971, 20 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Coral–Balmoral 12 May 1968
- After: Battle of Hamburger Hill 10 May 1969
- All 57 engagements of Vietnam War
Elsewhere in 1968
- Battle of Karameh Jordan
- Battle for Czechoslovak Radio Czech Republic
- Battle of Dai Do Vietnam
- Tet Offensive attack on US Embassy Vietnam
- Battle of Bến Tre Vietnam
Battle of Hat Dich is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 95 in present-day Vietnam.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871194, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hat Dich, revision 1371343054, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.