The Battle of Coral–Balmoral (12 May – 6 June 1968) was a series of actions fought during the Vietnam War between the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF)...
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David Berry (actor) (category National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni)
The Crater: A True Story of Vietnam. The film revolves around the experiences of Cleaver during The Battle of Coral-Balmoral, fought between May 12 and...
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Look up Balmoral or balmoral in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Balmoral may refer to: Balmoral, New South Wales, a locality of Sydney Balmoral, New South...
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New Zealand Artillery: The Official Website of the RNZA Association Vietnam War: Battle of Coral-Balmoral 1968 Archived 6 September 2015 at the Wayback...
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Richard Norden (soldier) (category Australian recipients of the Victoria Cross)
Conduct Medal on 10 December 1968, for his actions during the Battle of Coral–Balmoral in Bình Dương province, South Vietnam. His platoon was ambushed...
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Centurion (tank) (category Main battle tanks of the United Kingdom)
165th North Vietnamese Army Regiments during the six-week-long Battle of Coral–Balmoral in May 1968, as well as capturing 11 prisoners, 36 crew-served...
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1st Australian Task Force (category Brigades of Australia)
and the Battle of Coral–Balmoral in 1968. Other significant actions included Battle of Hat Dich in late-December 1968 and early 1969, Battle of Binh Ba...
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ISBN 1-84176-702-6. McAulay, Lex (1988). The Battle of Coral: Vietnam Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral, May 1968. London: Arrow Books. ISBN 0-09-169091-9...
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Tim Fischer (category National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia)
Battle of Coral-Balmoral in May–June 1968. 1RAR and the 1st Australian Task Force were awarded Unit Citation for Gallantry for their actions Battle of...
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Royal Australian Regiment (category Infantry regiments of Australia)
Base (FSB) Coral by 1 RAR and at FSB Balmoral by 3 RAR in May and June 1968, later known as the Battle of Coral–Balmoral, these two battalions of the regiment...
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3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment (Australia) (category Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Australian Army)
1972 elements of the regiment served in every major operation carried out by 1 ATF, including the Tet Offensive and Battle of Coral–Balmoral in 1968, and...
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during the Battle of Coral–Balmoral. The battalion also played a role in Operation Toan Thang I in April–May 1968. During its first tour of Vietnam the...
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1st Armoured Regiment (Australia) (category Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Australian Army)
battlefield. In late-May 1968 the tanks played a significant role in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral. Occupying blocking positions in an attempt to thwart an impending...
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Australian honours and awards system (redirect from List of Australian Awards)
achievement during the Battle of Coral–Balmoral in South Vietnam. Honour Distinction: An Honour Distinction is defined as a public commemoration of creditable performance...
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New Zealand in the Vietnam War (category Military history of New Zealand during the Vietnam War)
during the Battle of Long Tan on 18 August 1966. The battery also played important roles during the Tet Offensive and the Battle of Coral–Balmoral in 1968...
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February 25, 1968 Battle of Kham Duc – May 10–12, 1968 Battle of Coral–Balmoral – May 12 – June 6, 1968 Tet 1969 – February 1969 Battle of Hamburger Hill –...
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Unit Citation for Gallantry (category Military awards and decorations of Australia)
Force. Awarded on 13 May 2018 Citation states: The Battle of Coral/Balmoral began on the morning of 13 May 1968, when 102 Field Battery and mortars from...
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Donald Dunstan (governor) (category Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
Commander of the 1 ATF on 21 May 1968 during the Battle of Coral–Balmoral. For his services during this battle, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the...
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Retrieved 20 August 2020. McAulay, Lex (1989). The Battle of Coral: Vietnam fire support bases Coral and Balmoral, May 1968. Arrow Australia. p. 777. ISBN 978-0-09-169721-1...
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7th Infantry Division (Vietnam) (category Divisions of the People's Army of Vietnam)
Australian Task Force units in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral losing 267 killed and 11 captured for Australian losses of 25 killed. In mid-March 1969 the...
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Phillip Bennett (category Companions of the Order of Australia)
commander in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral. This battle was the largest unit-level action of the Vietnam War for the Australians and today the battle is considered...
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Victoria Cross for Australia (category Military awards and decorations of Australia)
on 14 May 1968 in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral during the Vietnam War. On 3 April 2001, Senator Chris Schacht, then a member of the Australian Senate...
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Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...
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1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (category Infantry battalions of Australia)
ISBN 1-876439-44-0. McAulay, Lex (1988). The Battle of Coral: Vietnam Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral, May 1968. London, England: Arrow Books. ISBN 0-09-169091-9...
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Tanks in the Australian Army (category Tanks of Australia)
on the battlefield. The tanks played a significant role in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral in May and June 1968. In February 1969, C Squadron was relieved...
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May Offensive (category Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968)
Force in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral from 12 May to 6 June. The second phase began on the night of 24–25 May when the K3 and K4 Battalions of the Dong Nai...
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Operation Toan Thang I (category Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968)
Australians and New Zealanders subsequent actions would lead to the Battle of Coral-Balmoral. The operation was a success with allied forces claiming 7,645...
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part of Operation Coburg during the 1968 Tet Offensive and later during the Battle of Coral–Balmoral in May and June 1968. At Fire Support Bases Coral and...
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Ronald Laurence Hughes (category Australian Army personnel of World War II)
Offensive, and the Battle of Coral–Balmoral (12 May – 6 June 1968). For this he was subsequently made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire....
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PAVN/VC lines of communication, fighting a series of significant actions over a 26-day period that became known as the Battle of Coral–Balmoral. On 10 June...
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