Battle At Loc Ninh Special Forces Camp

Elements of the Viet Cong 9th Division attack a CIDG and Special Forces camp near Loc Ninh, a district town near the Cambodian border in the northern part of III Corps. Multiple battalions of the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division, using helicopters for rapid movement, deploy to defend the camp and its adjoining airfield. U.S. forces also place defensive positions in the Viet Cong rear, cutting off the enemy’s route of retreat into Cambodia. In more than a week of sustained fighting, the 1st Infantry Division defeats the enemy force, inflicting heavy casualties. The final engagement of the battle occurs on November 7.¹