Battle of Pleiku
In 1964, an incident named "The Gulf of Tonkin Incident" occurred, in which it was asserted that a US ship had been assaulted by North Vietnamese forces. However, much later on it was proved that there was no such attack that had taken place. The US army used this false incident as a reason to justify their action of bombarding North Vietnam. This crucial action of the US Army prompted the Soviets to get involved. As a result, the South of Vietnam's bases were attacked by the Army from the North as a payback for what had happened. The War that occurred is now called the Battle of Pleiku.
In the following year, the People's Army of Vietnam started its moves. They first attacked Camp Holloway (an American helicopter facility) near Pleiku on February 6 (This was done by the Viet Cong (VC) 409th Battalion). After that, they attacked a South Vietnam Army base the day after (This was done by the VC 30th Battalion). Battle of Pleiku made a huge impact on the US army as well as its government. President Johnson - former president of the United State of America, who had been hesitant to increase American participation in Vietnam, was persuaded. Not long after, China and Cuba were forced to do the same.
- Date: February 6 - 7, 1964
- Location: Pleiku, Vietnam
- Result: North Vietnam victory
