First Battle of Quang Tri
Part of Vietnam War
Viet Cong soldiers following their capture of Camp Carroll.
Date March 30-May 1, 1972 Location Quang Tri Province , South Vietnam Result North Vietnamese Victory
Combatants
North Vietnam Viet Cong	South Vietnam
Strength
30,000+	8,000+

The First Battle of Quang Tri resulted in the first major victory for the North Vietnamese Army during the Nguyen Hue Offensive of 1972. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in a leap year). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Quang Tri Province is a region and province in central Vietnam near (north) the ancient capital of Huế. Categories: Southeast Asia geography stubs ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Vietnam. ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cá»™ng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, September 2nd1945 and was recognized by the Peoples Republic of China and the... Image File history File links FNL_Flag. ... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Vietnam. ... 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Throughout the Vietnam War the province of Quang Tri had always been a major battle ground for the opposing forces. And things were not about to change as South Vietnamese soldiers gradually replacing their American counterparts, at a time when North Vietnam's General Vo Nguyen Giap about to throw three of his divisions at the province. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Quang Tri Province is a region and province in central Vietnam near (north) the ancient capital of Huế. Categories: Southeast Asia geography stubs ... General Võ Nguyên Giáp (born circa 1912[1]) Vietnamese general and statesman. ...

Just months before the battle, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam deployed its newly formed 3rd Division to the areas along the DMZ to take over former U.S bases. Enemy forces deployed against the inexperienced ARVN 3rd Division include the North Vietnamese 304th, 308th and 324B Divisions. The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was a military component of the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (commonly known as South Vietnam). ... In military terms, a demilitarized zone (DMZ) is an area, usually the frontier or boundary between two or more groups, where military activity is not permitted, usually by treaty or other agreement. ...

Battle

The battle for Quang Tri began on March 30 with preparatory artillery barrages on the key areas of the province, then infantry assaults supported by tanks overran outposts and firebases. The lightning speed of Communist attacks on those positions delivered a great shock to the soldiers of the ARVN, who were largely unprepared for the onslaught. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in a leap year). ...

Camp Carroll

In 1972 Camp Carroll was occupied by the ARVN 56th Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Pham Van Dinh. During the first hours of the Easter Offensive, Camp Carroll was one of the first targets to come under North Vietnamese artillery barrage. The Eastertide Offensive was a military campaign in the Vietnam War. ...

The North Vietnamese Army deployed a full artillery regiment against Camp Carroll with supporting infantry units, showing their full intention to take the camp. Throughout February and March, the North and South Vietnamese armies exchanged artillery fire, but South Vietnamese resistance gradually worn down as ARVN artillerymen began seeking shelter against the devastatingly accurate North Vietnamese 130mm shells.

By Easter, the morale of the South Vietnamese had dropped after suffering heavy casualties, as a result Lieutenant Colonel Dinh informed his American advisors that what was left of the 56th Regiment would surrender to the Viet Cong. As the senior advisor to the ARVN 56th Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel William Camper refused to go through with the surrender, so he decided to leave Camp Carroll along with three officers.

On April 2, 1972, Camp Carroll was offically surrendered to the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong, with a white flag raised over the main gate of the camp. Following the surrender, a B-52 strike was ordered against Camp Carroll, but it was too late as the North Vietnamese had already moved the 175mm guns out of the camp. April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Dong Ha

Following the loss of Camp Carroll on April 2, South Vietnamese forces continued to put up resistance elsewhere. At Dong Ha the South Vietnamese 3rd Marines Battalion, under the command of Major Le Ba Binh, faced the trememdous task of stopping, or at least delaying a huge force of over twenty-thousand North Vietnamese troops well-equipped with tanks and armoured vehicles. April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ...

Major Le Ba Binh's seven hundred-men battalion was reinforced with M-48 tanks from the ARVN 20th Tank Regiment. Their task was to stop the North Vietnamese from crossing over the Dong Ha bridge stretched across the Cua Viet River, in order to do so the bridge had to be destroyed. Captain John W. Riply, advisor to the 3rd Marines Battalion, carried out the task of destroying the Dong Ha bridge. In full view of the North Vietnamese, Captain Riply climbed under the bridge and placed the explosives in key positions. At 1245 hours an order was given for the bridge to be blown up. M48 or M-48 may be: M1948, a Soviet artillery piece M48 motorway, in England M48 Patton tank Open Cluster M48, a Messier object and open cluster in the Hydra constellation This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

At this point the North Vietnamese Army had failed in its attempt to cross the Dong Ha bridge, but it continued to hit South Vietnamese positions with artillery strikes. The South Vietnamese 3rd Marines Battalion and the 20th Tank Regiment hold on to its positions on the other side. Although vastly outnumbered by enemy T-54 and PT-76 tanks, South Vietnamese M-48s inflicted heavy damages on their North Vietnamese counterparts, demonstrating their superior training and discipline. The T-55 and T-54 main battle tanks were the Soviet Unions replacements for the World War II era T-34 tank. ... The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious tank which was introduced in early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armies. ...

Four days following the destruction of the Dong Ha bridge, Major Le Ba Binh intended to hold Dong Ha at all cost but his unit was completely surrounded and casualties were mounting. So the 3rd Marines Battalion fight their way out of Dong Ha, grudginly giving ground to the North Vietnamese Army.

Dong Ha was captured on April 28 and all of Quang Tri was in Communist hands by May 1. April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... Quang Tri Province is a region and province in central Vietnam near (north) the ancient capital of Huế. Categories: Southeast Asia geography stubs ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...

Aftermath

The fall of Quang Tri gave North Vietnam its first major victory of the offensive. The Viet Cong's Provisional Revolutionary Government immediately imposed their authority in the province, setting up collective farms in the northern areas of Quang Tri. (Caution: Saigon was renamed Hồ Chí Minh City on May 1, 1975 after the Fall/Liberation of Saigon. ...

While the Communist tried to consolidate their rule over the so-called "Liberated Zones", South Vietnamese General Ngo Quang Truong were drawing up a plan to retake the province. The stage was set for the Second Battle of Quang Tri from June 28 to September 16, 1972, when the South Vietnamese Army would retake their positions. Although the Communst eventually lost most of Quang Tri, the northern parts of the province would remain in their control until the end of the war in 1975. General Ngô Quang Trưởng General Ngô Quang Trưởng was born in 1933, Vietnam. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

External Link

• Vietnamization: A Policy Under the Gun
• Hanoi's High-Risk Drive for Victory
• Surrender at Camp Carroll
• RIPLEY AT THE BRIDGE:DONG HA, SOUTH VIETNAM