5th Infantry Division (Vietnam)

The division operated in the Bien Hoa, Đồng Nai, Phước Tuy and Long Khánh provinces.

[4] The PAVN claim that the Division's 4th and 5th Regiments attacked the U.S. base at Vung Tau on 12 March 1966 "killing 300 enemy and destroying 30 helicopters.

[5] During the 1968 Tet Offensive the Division attacked Bien Hoa Air Base and Long Binh Post.

[1]: 281 During the Easter Offensive the division fought the Battle of Loc Ninh from 4-7 April 1972, capturing the town but suffering heavy casualties from U.S.

[1]: 408  In late April the division cut Route 4 near Bến Lức blocking the movement of ARVN units from the southwest towards Saigon.