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Post 1945, South East Asia, Vietnam, Bien Hoa Province,105 Battery, 1966

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Digital Image of photograph of 105 mm L5 Pack Howitzer of 105 Battery, RAA in action during Operation Silver City, South Vietnam 1966

Historical information

Operation Silver City was planned as a sweep of the southwestern sector of War Zone D by the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. The goal of the operation was to destroy the headquarters of the B2 Front's Military Region 1, a five-province area east and north of Saigon, and to engage the five major units currently under its command: the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 9th Division's 271st and 273rd Regiments; the Viet Cong 5th Division's 274th and 275th Regiments; and the 308th Main Force Battalion, totaling almost nine thousand soldiers

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Registration number

cwa-org-32-57-330

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The 105th Field Battery was formed in 1955. It was the first artillery battery to leave Australia for active service in Vietnam and the first to return there for a second twelve-month tour of duty.

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10.912352055467, 106.93269737285

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