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Battle of Ap Gu
Part of Operation Junction City, Vietnam War
Date31 March – 1 April 1967
Location
Ap Gu, Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam
Result American victory
Belligerents
Battle of Ap Gu United States Battle of Ap Gu Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
Col. Rufus C. Lazzell
Lt. Col. Alexander M. Haig
Units involved
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment		 271st Regiment
Strength
~900
Casualties and losses
17 killed US body count: 609 killed
5 captured
50 weapons recovered

The Battle of Ap Gu occurred during 31 March and 1 April 1967 during Operation Junction City, a search and destroy mission by American military forces in Tay Ninh Province of South Vietnam, to the west of the capital Saigon. The battle near the border with Cambodia left 609 Viet Cong (VC) killed according to US sources, with 5 captured, and over 50 weapons of all types recovered, while the Americans lost 17 killed and 102 wounded.

Two American infantry battalions were scheduled to make an airborne assault into an area near the border with Cambodia to secure some roads and US bases, and to search and destroy VC in the surrounding area. The assault was scheduled for 30 March, but poor weather meant that one of the battalions did not land until the day after. In the early afternoon of 31 March, the Americans began reconnaissance missions, and one platoon was put into difficulty by a VC attack that killed their commanding officer. A few hours later, an American company was attacked by a battalion-sized VC force, and were in difficulty until supporting artillery allowed them to withdraw. The communists tried to exploit their advantage but were driven off by American firepower.

Before dawn the next day, the VC launched their main attacks on an American landing zone and fire support base with mortar-fire and infantry charged. They managed to overrun a few bunkers and capture 0.4 ha of territory before the Americans called in air strikes and cluster bombs. This wore down the VC and they were forced to withdraw by early morning with heavy casualties.

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