ทหารไทย ในสงครามเวียดนาม : กองพลเสือดำ ปะทะ เวียดกง (Royal Thai Army Volunteer Force in Vietnam War)

What happened in Vietnam? What did Thai soldiers do in that war? And is the accusation that "Thai soldiers were ghost soldiers" true? I have compiled information from more than 20 primary sources, both Thai and foreign documents, to tell the story of the Volunteer Division (Black Tiger Division), Thai soldiers in the Vietnam War. From the beginning of the war, to the formation of a division-level fighting force, and engaging in combat with their arch-rival, the Viet Cong, to defend the South Vietnamese capital. This is the story of the first clash, a test of blood and gunsmoke. 00:00 start 01:06 From Cobra to Black Tiger: Why did Thailand join the Vietnam War? 02:43 The mission of the Black Tiger Division 04:41 The Black Tiger's eternal rival 274th Viet Cong Infantry Regiment 06:41 Organization of the Volunteer Division 07:51 Operation Pinpoint, or the First Battle of Binh Son 10:09 "Fight to the Death on Hill 38": The Battle of Phuoc Cang 13:24 "Body for Body at Vang Pha": A Battle Lost from Historical Records . . ............................................ References . Primary Documents and Memorials War Operation Report of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, 2nd Rotation Problems, Obstacles, and Solutions in the War Operation of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, 2nd Rotation Chronicle of the Artillery Deployment to Vietnam, Science and Technology Division, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters Memorial of the Black Tiger Division, 1st Rotation Memorial of the Black Tiger Division, 2nd Rotation Memorial of the Black Tiger Division, 3rd Rotation Memorial of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion Memorial of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, Vietnam Memorial of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, Vietnam History of Thai Soldiers' Combat in the Vietnam War, Department of Military Education Memorial for the Royal Cremation of Soldiers of the Volunteer Army Division Who Died in the War in the Republic of Vietnam, July 1968 - January 1970 Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Headquarters, II Field - Force Vietnam, Period Ending 31 October 1969 Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Headquarters, II Field Force Vietnam, Period Ending 31 January 1969 (U) Operational Report - Lessons Learned, Headquarters, II Field L, Force Vietnam, Period Ending 31 July 1969 (U) Operational Report of 11th Armoured Cavalry Regiment for Period Ending 30 April 1969 Document DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS, 198TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (LT) HISTORY OF THE 273 VC REGIMENT 1964 - 1969 ALLIED PARTICIPATION IN VIETNAM . Other Supporting Documents The Heroism of the Cobra Regiment South Vietnam: U.S.-Communist Confrontation in Southeast Asia. Vol. 4. 1969 SIGINT Success Article - Battle of Loc An, 1969 The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam, January 1969 Museum VPHA, 240th Assault Helicopter Company - "Greyhounds, Mad Dogs" David Doyle, M551 Sheridan in Action . Recommended Reading: Saniroj Thammayot, Secret Records of the Black Panther Warrior Maj. Gen. Opas Phothiphaet, Battle of Hell: Thai-Vietnam War Lt. Gen. Bunchor Chawalasilp, Becoming a General . Acknowledgements: Dr. Surasak Intachin, Veteran, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Assault Division Julaphat Phatarapong, Veteran, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Assault Division Nguyen Archery and Sergeant Nat PAD1968 Purichanan Ang The pictures tell the story. Footage Cobra Regiment 2510