Battle of Ap Bac by Tiffany Nie https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64 Made with the best of intentions en-us 2018-12-02 22:14:40 UTC 2025-11-04 16:45:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Source 9 tiffanynie_sky https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310230403
"Signified the coming of the new revolution armed forces in the South"
The Lao Dong Party, ruler of the Vietnamese Workers' Party, called this event the "new revolution armed forces in the South" as it was symbolic. The South Vietnamese realized their poor fighting skills and lack of technology, which caused 80 casualties and 100 wounded.  ]]> 2018-12-02 22:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310230403 The Battle of Ap Bac started and ended on 2 January 1963. It was one of the many battles during the Vietnam War. ellie_won04 https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310230575 2018-12-02 22:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310230575 Map of the Battle of Ap Bac ryannee https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310231129

]]> 2018-12-02 22:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310231129 This battle was against the North and South Vietnam, in which they fought for their own beliefs and value. ellie_won04 https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310231372 2018-12-02 22:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310231372 Source 6 tiffanynie_sky https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310231541 ELABORATE LATER]]> 2018-12-02 22:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310231541 ryannee https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310231685 the rice paddies of the Mekong Delta the battle was fought in]]> 2018-12-02 22:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310231685 The Battle of Ap Bac occurred in Ap Bac, which is located in the Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam. ellie_won04 https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310231960 2018-12-02 22:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310231960 Significance & Impact ryannee https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310232453 The battle of Ap Bac represented a significant milestone in the war.
The communist forces considered it to be their first big success, and they fully exploited their victory for propaganda purposes.

Following this battle, the Viet Cong had also successfully developed tactics to counter the technological advantage that the US provided the South Vietnamese with. This was done by being so close to the US and ARVN forces that they could not use air attacks without killing their own men. 


]]> 2018-12-02 22:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310232453 Source 7 tiffanynie_sky https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310232487 The plane is called the "Flying Bananas" due to it's shape. Eight of these aircraft flew over the Ap Bac rice fields carrying 100 men and four "tadpole gunships". ]]> 2018-12-02 22:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/310232487 The battle was the first significant confrontation between ARVN (Army of the Republican of Vietnam) forces and the NLF (National Liberation Force or Viet Cong). ellie_won04 https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311171691 2018-12-04 23:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311171691 Source 5 tiffanynie_sky https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311172099 Los Angeles Times posts an article about the vicious VietCongs killing 134 man in the US unit. ]]> 2018-12-04 23:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311172099 Source 3 tiffanynie_sky https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311174547 Tank used during the Ap Bac battle which is on display in a museum at Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. ]]> 2018-12-04 23:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311174547 Source 4 tiffanynie_sky https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311175006 Memorial of the Battle of Ap Bac, this memorial commemorates the victory of Ap Bac. The soldiers are Viet Congs shooting down planes. ]]> 2018-12-04 23:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311175006 Source 8 tiffanynie_sky https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311176119 The US reported the Battle of Ap Bac to be a "major defeat" by the The Washington Post January 3, 1963. ]]> 2018-12-04 23:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311176119 Source 2 tiffanynie_sky https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311176362 "Communist guerillas shot up a flee of United States helicopters carrying Vietnamese troops into the battle"

The viet congs managed to shoot American helicopters that were transporting soldiers into battle. This quote was published in The New York Times Jan 4, 1964]]> 2018-12-04 23:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311176362 Eighty South Vietnamese troops were killed and over one hundred were wounded. Three American advisors were killed and eight were wounded. These casualties were tragic, as this battle could have been avoided if it was not against the Viet Cong. ellie_won04 https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311176654 2018-12-04 23:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311176654 Source 1 tiffanynie_sky https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311177372 Map of the battle]]> 2018-12-04 23:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311177372 Significance & Impact ryannee https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311178808 The Battle of Ap Bac was seen as symbolic of the poor fighting ability of the South Vietnamese army, revealing that government troops could neither cope with the strategy nor match the fighting spirit of the Viet Cong.

With the success of the battle of Ap Bac, the North immediately began planning for a full scale war in the South.]]> 2018-12-04 23:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffanynie_sky/sl7pff2bkw64/wish/311178808