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Hamburger Hill is a 1987 American war film based on the 1969 Battle of Hill 937 in Vietnam. The film depicts the brutal and futile assault of a U.S. platoon on a well-fortified North Vietnamese position, and the personal stories of the soldiers involved.
A US Army and ARVN operation to capture a hill in the A Sầu Valley of South Vietnam in May 1969, during the Vietnam War. The battle was a costly and controversial frontal assault against well-entrenched PAVN forces, and marked a turning point in the US involvement.
- 13-20 May 1969(1 week)
- Inconclusive
- 101st Airborne Division Attacks
- Hamburger Hill Captured
- Hamburger Hill Abandoned
- Legacy of Hamburger Hill
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Under the leadership of General Melvin Zais, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, paratroopers engaged a North Vietnamese regiment on the slopes of Ap Bia Mountain on May 10, 1969. Entrenched in well-prepared fighting positions, the North Vietnamese 29th Regiment repulsed the initial American assault, and after suffering a high number...
On May 20, General Zais sent in two additional U.S. airborne battalions (the 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment), plus a South Vietnamese battalion as reinforcements for his increasingly disgruntled soldiers. One U.S. soldier—who had fought in nine of the 10 assaults on Hamburge...
On June 5—just days after the hard-won victory—Ap Bia Mountain was abandoned by U.S. forces because it had no real strategic value. The North Vietnamese re-occupied Hamburger Hill a month later. “The only significance of the hill was the fact that your North Vietnamese (were) on it … the hill itself had no tactical significance,” General Zais was q...
The bloody battle over Hamburger Hill and the fleeting victory resulted in a firestorm of criticism from anti-war activists. Outrage over what appeared to be a senseless loss of American lives was exacerbated by photographs published in Lifemagazine of U.S. soldiers killed during the battle. On the floor of the U.S. Senate, Edward Kennedyscorned th...
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Learn about the 10-day battle for Ap Bia Mountain, also known as Hamburger Hill, in May 1969. Find out why it was a controversial and senseless loss of American lives, according to some critics, but a gallant victory, according to others.
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May 18, 2018 · Hamburger Hill was a 3,000-foot-tall hill in the A Shau Valley, near the Laos border, where U.S. forces fought a fierce and bloody battle with North Vietnamese troops in May 1969. The...
The Battle of Hamburger Hill was a 1969 Vietnam War battle that resulted in 72 American deaths and 370 wounded. The name came from the intense and bloody fighting that resembled a meat grinder. The battle also marked a turning point for the U.S. military involvement in Vietnam.
Jun 12, 2006 · Hamburger Hill, also known as Hill 937, was a strategic hill in Vietnam that was fought over in May 1969. The battle was one of the most significant ones of the war, as it marked the end of major American ground combat operations due to public opposition and high casualties.
Oct 3, 2019 · Learn about the 1969 battle for Hill 937, a key objective in the A Shau Valley, where US and South Vietnamese forces faced heavy resistance from North Vietnamese troops. Find out the facts, background, and aftermath of this controversial and costly operation.
