LZ Albany

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LZ Albany was a U.S. Army landing zone in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam that became the site of a major and deadly battle during the Vietnam War.

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instanceOf battlefield
landing zone
military site
associatedWith Battle of LZ X-Ray
linked to: Battle of Ia Drang
belligerent People's Army of Vietnam
United States Army
casualtiesDescription one of the deadliest engagements for U.S. forces in the Vietnam War
commanderSide Harold G. Moore
Nguyen Huu An
conflict Vietnam War
country United States
dateOfEvent 1965-11-17
1965-11-18
distanceFrom LZ X-Ray
distanceFromInKilometers approximately 4
era Cold War
hasEvent Battle of LZ Albany
locatedIn Ia Drang Valley
linked to: Battle of Ia Drang

Pleiku Province
South Vietnam
militaryBranch U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division
notableFor close-quarters infantry combat
high-intensity ambush of U.S. column
illustrating tactics of airmobile warfare
notableUnit 1st Battalion, 33rd Regiment (PAVN)
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment
2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment
8th Battalion, 66th Regiment (PAVN)
operationType airmobile operation
opponent North Vietnamese Army
partOf Battle of Ia Drang
relatedWork We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
relatedWorkType non-fiction book
result heavy PAVN casualties
heavy U.S. casualties
strategicRole ambush site for PAVN forces
landing zone for U.S. airmobile forces
terrain open field
surrounded by jungle
timePeriod 1960s
usedBy U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army

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