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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY New Insights into the Battle of Hue New Insights into the Battle of Hue during the 1968 during the 1968 Tet Tet Offensive Offensive A presentation by Dr. Erik B. Villard U.S. Army Center of Military History

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New Insights into the Battle of Hue New Insights into the Battle of Hue during the 1968 during the 1968 TetTet OffensiveOffensive

A presentation by Dr. Erik B. Villard

U.S. Army Center of Military History

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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYU.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYStreet Fighting During the Battle for Hue

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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYU.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYNorthern I Corps Tactical Zone

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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYU.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY66thth PAVN RegimentPAVN Regiment-- 800800thth BattalionBattalion-- 802802dd BattalionBattalion-- 806806thth BattalionBattalion

5th PAVN Regiment- 815th Battalion- 818th Battalion

4th PAVN Regiment- 804th Battalion- 810th Battalion 1st Sapper Battalion

2d Sapper Battalion

Hue City FrontHeadquarters

Northern Wing

Southern Wing

164th Artillery Battalion

12th Sapper BattalionHue City

Sapper Unit (-)

Three VC Local Force Companies

416th Battalion, 5th PAVN Regiment7th Battalion, 29th Regiment, 325C PAVN Division

Enemy Order of Battle: 31 January 1968

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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYU.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYEnemy Plan of Attack

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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYU.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYWest of Hue

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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYU.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYAerial View of the Mang Ca Compound

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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYU.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYTay Loc Airfield

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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYU.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY1st ARVN Division HQ- Front Gate

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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYU.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYMACV Advisory Compound

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U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYU.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORYMarines Fighting In Hue

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