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A History of the World Battle by Battle

Trafalgar 21 October 1805

Cullen BurkeOctober 25, 2018

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Arsuf 7 September 1191

Cullen BurkeNovember 15, 2018

Crecy 26 August 1346 A.D.

Cullen BurkeAugust 22, 2018

Battle of Hamburger Hill - May 10-20 1969
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Using series of defenses like trenches, tunnels, bunkers and the terrifyingly simple “spider hole”, the PAVN forces held a very strong defensive position on top of Hill 937. Added to the man made defensive work, heavy double and triple jungle canopy made target identification very difficult. Figuring out what they were going up against was almost as hard for the U.S. forces as getting an idea of how many enemy they faced. A combination of excellent jungle camouflage, radio silence, and a steady stream of reinforcements coming through Laos forced U.S. officers to just guess what they were up against. On one night as the PAVN forces lit their cook fires it became apparent to the men of the #rd Battalion 187th Airborne that there were a hell of a lot more of them than they had planned on.
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Image - Modern picture from a tour in Vietnam.
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Battle of Hamburger Hill - May 10-20 1969
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One of the most shocking aspects of the battle were the regular incidents of friendly fire. The thick jungle canopy and close fighting positions of the two sides goes a long way in explaining most of the issue. The journalists, however, saw these forced errors as symptomatic of a poor plan. Five separate times that we know of, support units in the form of tactical air support or Cobra attack helicopters fired on friendly positions. These attacks were costly, and in two separate cases, at the beginning and end of the battle, they were responsible for destroying command positions. The miscues caused almost 15 dead and dozens of wounded.
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Battle of Hamburger Hill - May 10-20 1969
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The fighting was intense on Dong Ap Bia ( the mountain fo the crouching beast), but according to U.S. command, the hill was crucial to the overall success of Operation Apache Snow. Apache Snow’s goal was to clear the A Shau Valley of the enemy. The “crouching beast” moniker was appropriate as the Communist forces were well dug in and ready for a fight. For ten days the two sides smashed and sliced through each other, the U.S. forces finally taking the hill in the 20th. A few short days later the position that was paid for in blood was abandoned by the U.S. generals backing up the idea that the war's strategy was senseless and pointless. In fact, the battle became so violent that one young sergeant was quoted about the fight, “Have you ever been inside a hamburger machine? We just got cut to pieces by extremely accurate machine-gun fire.” The battle was known from then on as Hamburger Hill, and due to the extensive media coverage, it became a symbol for the anti-war community. ▪️
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Battle of Hamburger Hill - May 10-20 1969
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The situation may 11-20 1969
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