ROUTE 9KHE SANH OPERATION (SPRING – SUMMER 1968)

(Made at Sa Lit Hoi, Dec 28, 1967)

1 - Our force at the East:

- 320th Infantry Division- 270th Infantry Independent Regiment- 2 Infantry Regiments : 1st & 3rd (part of the former 324th Division)- 1 battalion and 2 companies of Loc Ninh local force.- The “special force” B5 and 2 companies of Naval “special force” (Seal force ??)- 3 Artillery Regiments (84th, 164th, and 209th).- 1 battalion A72- 2 Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiments (128th and 282th)- 1 Armor/Tank battalion (PT – 70) without 1 company.- The Scouting/Intelligence groups and the Signal groups of B5.

The translation of the information in the boxes on the map.

Enemy at Ta Con Bases:- C26 and D11C9 American Marine- D37 Vietnamese Ranger- 24 of 105mm cannons.- 2 Armor/Tank platoons.

Our forces at the West

- 2 f (???) Infantry (304th and 325th)- 1 battalion and 1 company of local force- 2 Artillery regiments (675th and 45th )- 1 Anti-Aircraft Artillery regiment (241th)- 1 Armor/Tank battalion (PT –76) without 1 company.- 1 Engineer regiment and 1 Engineer company- 1 Scouting/Intelligence battalion- 1 Signal battalion- 1 Chemical company- 6 Transportation battalions

- Our forces- Enemy- Destroy those bases??? (Could not read very well. Something like “attack the reinforcements”)