A Shau Valley

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A Shau Valley is a remote, mountainous valley in central Vietnam that was a major North Vietnamese Army stronghold and the site of intense fighting during the Vietnam War.

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A Shau Valley canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield
geographical location
valley
alsoKnownAs A Shau
A Sầu Valley
approximateOrientation northwest–southeast
borderRole approach route from Laos into South Vietnam
climate tropical monsoon
conflict Vietnam War
controlledBy North Vietnamese Army
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
difficultyOfAccess high
feature dense forest
limited road access
steep surrounding mountains
historicalEra Cold War
languageOfName Vietnamese
locatedIn Thua Thien–Hue Province
central Vietnam
locatedNear Laos border
militaryUse logistics base for North Vietnamese forces
staging area for operations into South Vietnam
nearbyCity Hue
notableBattle Battle of A Shau (1966)
Battle of Hamburger Hill
Operation Apache Snow (1969)
Operation Delaware (1968)
Operation Dewey Canyon (1969)
notableFor heavy U.S. air and artillery strikes
intense fighting during the Vietnam War
opposedBy Army of the Republic of Vietnam
United States Army
partOf Ho Chi Minh trail network
presentDayStatus rural area in central Vietnam
regionType remote valley
strategicImportance North Vietnamese Army stronghold
key infiltration route from Laos into South Vietnam
terrain jungle-covered
mountainous
timePeriod 1960s
early 1970s
usedBy North Vietnamese Army
Viet Cong

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Hamburger Hill settingLocation A Shau Valley
Hill 937 battle location A Shau Valley