Firebase Berchtesgaden (also known as Firebase Eagle's Nest or Hill 1030) was a U.S. Army

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located west of

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overlooking the

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in central Vietnam.

History

Berchtesgaden was constructed in 1968 by the

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approximately west of Huế and east of Route 547 which ran along the floor of the A Shau Valley. The base was named after the German town of

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, where the Nazi leadership had their alpine retreats and which was captured by the 101st Airborne in May 1945. The firebase was assaulted by the 6th Regiment,

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(PAVN) on the night of 14 June 1969, the assault was repulsed for the reported loss of 12 U.S. killed and 33 PAVN soldiers killed and three captured. Units based at the firebase included: * 2nd Battalion, 11th Artillery * 2nd Battalion, 319th Artillery * 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry

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