North Vietnamese Army Capture American Troops (Kokava Campaign, 1967?)

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Published 2024-02-24
"The (North) Vietnamese never overran a US stronghold during the Vietnam War"
"The US won every battle but lost the Vietnam War"

Ok, but what is this then?
Why are there US infantrymen, captured weapons, and flags that are marked with "Kansas" and "USS ___"?

I have no concrete theory of this footage, it could have been a mix of different takes of films from various battles stitched into one to be a form of Communist Vietnamese propaganda, but it might not be.

All I know is that it is from a Hill called "Kokava" but I cannot find any information about it: streamable.com/w7fu3d

If you have not heard of Kokava, it is near the area that the famous Hamburger Hill (Hill 937) lied around. However the scenes depicted here was Hill 652.

"The Kokava Campaign, Asao–Aluoi Thua Thien Hue followed within which they battled against twenty American battalions across eighteen hills in Asao and Aluio. This event is depicted in the American film “Hamburger Hill.” He was promoted to the rank of Major Colonel, at the age of twenty-eight, as result of the Kokava Campaign. Later the same year, he led Viet Cong forces in the Da Bac Battle (Silver Stone Battle) at Thua Thien Hue. They attacked the stronghold of American forces in Da Bac, sustained significant casualties due to false intelligence from the scout battalion about the layout of American defenses in Da Bac and captured some American troops resulting in acquisition of an American map that guided the Viet Cong through the artillery fire of American forces. The fighting against the Viet Cong and Americans was exceedingly intense, brutal and raw."
"According to Le Cong Co: Surviving the combined American and RVN onslaught in the jungle and countryside around Hue over next four years was as much a matter of luck as anything else. . . . People didn’t understand how I was still alive because the fighting was so fierce. . . . Other people went on missions. They all died. The entire group that was with me all died, only I survived. . . . There were some days when I was in Phu Van that tanks demolished all of the houses and underground hideouts. Some days 50–70 guerillas died in one day." (Lille, 2014, pp. 69–70)
(From 2018 Le Cong Co: A Vietnamese Legacy of Ethical Leadership Le Cong Co: A Vietnamese Legacy of Ethical Leadership James A. Schnell )
All Comments (6)
  • @Kabutoes
    "The Kokava Campaign, Asao–Aluoi Thua Thien Hue followed within which they battled against twenty American battalions across eighteen hills in Asao and Aluio. This event is depicted in the American film “Hamburger Hill.” He was promoted to the rank of Major Colonel, at the age of twenty-eight, as result of the Kokava Campaign. Later the same year, he led Viet Cong forces in the Da Bac Battle (Silver Stone Battle) at Thua Thien Hue. They attacked the stronghold of American forces in Da Bac, sustained significant casualties due to false intelligence from the scout battalion about the layout of American defenses in Da Bac and captured some American troops resulting in acquisition of an American map that guided the Viet Cong through the artillery fire of American forces. The fighting against the Viet Cong and Americans was exceedingly intense, brutal and raw." "According to Le Cong Co: Surviving the combined American and RVN onslaught in the jungle and countryside around Hue over next four years was as much a matter of luck as anything else. . . . People didn’t understand how I was still alive because the fighting was so fierce. . . . Other people went on missions. They all died. The entire group that was with me all died, only I survived. . . . There were some days when I was in Phu Van that tanks demolished all of the houses and underground hideouts. Some days 50–70 guerillas died in one day." (Lille, 2014, pp. 69–70) (From 2018 Le Cong Co: A Vietnamese Legacy of Ethical Leadership Le Cong Co: A Vietnamese Legacy of Ethical Leadership James A. Schnell )
  • @voltdon6805
    Having this and they won, truly classic The NVA very rarely defeated the US army in a conventional battle. US military reports always show that the Viet Cong always suffered heavy losses with a ratio of 1 American soldier: 10 VC. But in the end, somehow all their battles were outnumbered, like a horde of the walking dead. Although they always won against the VC in battles, the Americans could not defeat them determination, as a result, they withdrew their troops from there in 1973. At that time, many people wondered why the Viet Cong suffered so heavy losses but they still had enough troops for conventional battles in 1968-1969, 1971-1972, 1975 ?
  • @toiensau2.034
    Classical NVA footage, combined various footages of many different clips into one video.
  • @RS-rj5sh
    Stock standard NVA propaganda footage. Obviously there were cases were the NVA overran US positions. Usually isolated jungle outposts with inadequate air support. The NVA never overran and held any large US installations for any length of time. Even the attacks during the 1968 Tet Offensive were quickly beaten back by ARVN, US and allied forces. The exception of course was Hue City, that the NVA did manage to hold for almost a month, until retaken by US and ARVN forces.