Qualla: Battle of Long Khanh https://qualla.com/battle-of-long-khanh en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:36 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Long Khanh https://qualla.com/battle-of-long-khanh Battle of Long Khanh: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-long-khanh/ They named the operation after D-Day. On 5 June 1971 -- twenty-seven years to the day after the Normandy landings -- the 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Overlord into the jungle of Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam. Some of the sub-unit commanders winced at the name, worried it telegraphed their intentions. As it turned out, the enemy already knew they were coming. What followed over the next two days was the kind of grinding, close-quarters jungle fighting that defined the final chapter of Australia's war in Vietnam: tanks crashing through bunkers, a helicopter exploding on a resupply run, and a square-kilometre fortification that swallowed an entire company's assault frontage.

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/3/u/p/battle-of-long-khanh-wp/w3up-battle-of-long-khanh-dropped-into-the-hornets-nest.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Long Khanh: Pinned Down at Dawn https://qualla.com/battle-of-long-khanh/ Late on 6 June, 5 Platoon of B Company found what appeared to be the main enemy position. With nightfall approaching, the attack was postponed. At six the next morning, after thirty minutes of artillery preparation, the platoon advanced expecting the VC to have slipped away overn...

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