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Vietnam War order of battle: Australia

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The order of battle of Australian forces during the Vietnam War consisted of a small group of military advisors from 1962, but grew to include an infantry battalion based in Bien Hoa in 1965. This force was then replaced by a two- and later three-battalion task force with supporting arms based at Nui Dat which operated primarily in Phuoc Tuy Province between 1966–71, with logistic elements at Vung Tau. Airforce units committed initially consisted of transport aircraft, but were followed by helicopters and later bombers, while naval forces included destroyers and transport vessels. With the size of Australian forces in Vietnam reaching a peak in early 1968, a drawdown commenced in late 1970, with the bulk withdrawn by early 1972. The last elements returned to Australia in 1973.[1] In total, around 50,000 Australians served during the Vietnam War, including 42,437 members of the Australian Army, 3,310 from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and 4,443 from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF),[2] with casualties including 519 killed and 2,348 wounded.[3][Note 1]

Australians arrive at Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon

Australian Army

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Australian soldier during operations in Phuoc Tuy

Royal Australian Air Force

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A Canberra bomber from No. 2 Squadron RAAF operating over South Vietnam.

Royal Australian Navy

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HMAS Hobart refueling from a United States Navy tanker while operating off Vietnam in 1967

See also

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Notes

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Footnotes

  1. ^ In Australian Army units the standard tour of duty for units and individuals in Vietnam was 12 months, after which they would be replaced. Rotation was of formed units, with individual reinforcements used to replace casualties.[4]
  2. ^ Redesignated 1 ALSG in 1966 following deployment of 1 ATF.
  3. ^ Redesignated No. 35 Squadron RAAF in 1966.

Citations

  1. ^ Dennis et al 2008, pp. 555–557.
  2. ^ Odgers 1999, p. 354.
  3. ^ Dennis et al 2008, p. 557.
  4. ^ Kuring 2004, p. 359.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lyles 2004, p. 16.
  6. ^ a b c d Ekins & McNeill 2012, p. 775.
  7. ^ a b c d e Hare 2008.
  8. ^ a b Palazzo 2006, p. 24.
  9. ^ a b Ekins & McNeill 2012, p. 778.
  10. ^ a b c d Ekins & McNeill 2012, p. 776.
  11. ^ Ekins & McNeill 2012, p. 777.
  12. ^ Eather 1995, pp. 147–149.
  13. ^ Ekins & McNeill 2012, pp. 777–778.
  14. ^ Palazzo 2006, p. 44.
  15. ^ Bergen 1986, p. 191.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h Ekins & McNeill 2012, p. 780.
  17. ^ Eather 1995, pp. 72 & 129.
  18. ^ Eather 1995, p. 40.
  19. ^ Eather 1995, p. 24.
  20. ^ Ekins & McNeill 2012, pp. 780–781.
  21. ^ Ekins & McNeill 2012, p. 781.
  22. ^ Eather 1995, p. 143.

References

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  • Bergen, John (1986). CMH Pub 91-12 United States Army in Vietnam: Military Communications: A Test for Technology. Washington, DC: Center of Military History. ISBN 9780359126163.
  • Dennis, Peter; Grey, Jeffrey; Morris, Ewan; Prior, Robin; Bou, Jean (2008). The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (Second ed.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195517842.
  • Eather, Steve (1995). Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force. Weston Creek, Australian Capital Territory: Aerospace Publications. ISBN 1-875671-15-3.
  • Ekins, Ashley; McNeill, Ian (2012). Fighting to the Finish: The Australian Army and the Vietnam War 1968–1975. The Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948–1975. Vol. Nine. St Leonards, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781865088242.
  • Hare, Denis (2008) [2001]. Pronto in South Vietnam 1962–1972. Australian War Memorial.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Kuring, Ian (2004). Redcoats to Cams: A History of Australian Infantry 1788–2001. Loftus, New South Wales: Australian Military Historical Publications. ISBN 1876439998.
  • Lyles, Kevin (2004). Vietnam ANZACs – Australian & New Zealand Troops in Vietnam 1962–72. Elite Series 103. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 1841767026.
  • Odgers, George (1999). 100 Years of Australians at War. Sydney: Lansdowne. ISBN 1-86302-669-X.
  • Palazzo, Albert (2006). Australian Military Operations in Vietnam. Australian Army Campaigns Series. Vol. 3. Canberra: Army History Unit. ISBN 1876439106.

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