battle, Cold War
Battle of Thượng Đức
Battle of Thượng Đức was a battle fought on 30 September 1968 in what is now Vietnam. The recorded result: Allied victory.
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Fought30 September 1968
WhereVietnam15.852N, 107.948E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsSouth Vietnam; United StatesagainstNorth Vietnam
Casualties and losses28 killedand70+
Record
| Date | 30 September 1968 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Vietnam 15.852N, 107.948E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | Civilian Irregular Defense Group; 5th Special Forces Group Detachment A-109 | 2nd Division; 21st Regiment; 141st Regiment; 368B Rocket Regiment |
| Casualties and losses | 28 killed | 70+ |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Thượng Đức 1974, same recorded site
- Battle of Duc Duc 1974, 21 km SE
- Siege of Tourane 1858, 39 km NE
- Battle of Nam Dong 1964, 41 km NW
- Battle of Kham Duc 1968, 49 km S
Elsewhere in 1968
- Battle of Khe Sanh Vietnam
- Battle of Karameh Jordan
- Battle of Hue Vietnam
- Battle of Saigon Vietnam
- Battle of Kham Duc Vietnam
Battle of Thượng Đức is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q65071508, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Thượng Đức (1968), revision 1376489682, 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.