Long Bình Post
"On January 31, 1968, during the Tet Offensive, PAVN and Việt Cộng forces attacked Long Bình Post. U.S. and allied troops repelled the assault after heavy fighting, inflicting major losses. The bases suffered little damage and stayed under American control.
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Long Bình Post was one of the most important American bases in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Located between Biên Hòa and Saigon, it served as a huge logistics, administrative, and command center for U.S. Army operations in the III Corps area. Because of its size and importance, it was a major target during the Tet Offensive.
In the early hours of 31 January 1968, North Vietnamese and Việt Cộng forces launched coordinated attacks across the Saigon–Biên Hòa area. Long Bình Post was attacked as part of a broader plan that also targeted Biên Hòa Air Base and III Corps headquarters. The attackers hoped to damage key military infrastructure, disrupt allied command and supply activity, and help open the way for wider Communist attacks in the region.
Heavy fighting broke out around the Long Bình complex as U.S. and allied defenders responded to the assault. Although the attack was serious and caused confusion during the opening hours of Tet, the defenders held the base. Enemy forces were unable to overrun or occupy Long Bình, and their main success there was limited to blowing up a small number of ammunition storage areas.
The battle showed both the vulnerability and the resilience of the large American rear-area bases in South Vietnam. Even a massive installation like Long Bình could be struck during a surprise offensive, but the failure to capture or seriously cripple it meant that the base remained in operation and under American control. In that sense, the attack on Long Bình Post became part of the wider Tet story: a dramatic shock for the allies, but not a lasting Communist victory.
Sources
- Library of Congress, Long Bình Post and the Vietnam War — https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2017/08/long-binh/
- Hoang Ngoc Lung, The General Offensives of 1968-69 — https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-D114-PURL-gpo36269/pdf/GOVPUB-D114-PURL-gpo36269.pdf
- U.S. Army Center of Military History, MACV: The Joint Command in the Years of Withdrawal, 1968–1973 — https://history.army.mil/portals/143/Images/Publications/catalog/91-7.pdf