The 711th Infantry Division was a division of the

People's Army of Vietnam The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; , , ), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (), the People's Army () or colloquially the Troops ( ), is the national Military, military force of the Vietnam, S ...

(PAVN), first formed in early 1972.

Vietnam War

The Division was initially formed from the 31st and 32nd Regiments in early 1972 and the 97th Regiment was added to it in May 1972. On 19 August 1972, the ARVN 5th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division abandoned

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in the

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, southwest of Da Nang, to the Division. A dozen

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missiles were left with abandoned equipment and fell into PAVN hands. The ARVN 4th Regiment recaptured Ross on 9 September 1972. In the

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on the morning of 24 March the Division, backed by armored elements, seized

Tam Kỳ Tam Kỳ () is the capital city of Quảng Nam Province, in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. As of 2019, the city had a population of 122,374. History The town was established in 1906 under the Nguyễn dynasty as an administrative and ta ...

, driving the population north toward

Da Nang Da Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons (, ) is the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the Western Pacific Ocean of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one of Vietnam's most important p ...

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{{reflist Infantry divisions of Vietnam Divisions of the People's Army of Vietnam Military units and formations established in 1972