1st Australian Task Force
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The 1st Australian Task Force was a brigade-sized formation which commanded Australian and New Zealand Army units deployed to South Vietnam between 1966 and 1972. 1 ATF was based in a rubber plantatio
An Australian soldier in South Vietnam
Battle of Long Tan
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The Battle of Long Tan took place in a rubber plantation near Long Tân, in Phước Tuy Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The action was fought between Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietn
1st Australian Task Force
…Task Force Headquarters itself, occasionally deployed outside its Tactical Area of Responsibility. Significant battles conducted by the Task Force were Battle of Long Tan in 1966, Battle of Suoi Chau Pha in 1967, and Operation Coburg and the Battle of Coral–Balmoral in 1968. Other significant actions included Battle of…
Australians arrive at Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon
Australian soldier during operations in Phước Tuy Province
Site of the battle in 2005
Two members of 103 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, at Nui Dat in 1966 firing a 105mm L5 pack Howitzer