Battle of An Lộc

Battle of An Lộc
	Part of the Vietnam War
	; An Lộc, as viewed from the air in 1972.
Date	April 13, 1972 – July 20, 1972
Location	An Lộc, Bình Long Province, South Vietnam
Result	South Vietnamese victory
Belligerents
Viet Cong; North Vietnam	South Vietnam Supported by: United States (Air Force)
Commanders and leaders
Trần Văn Trà	Lê Văn Hưng; Lê Nguyên Vỹ; James Hollingsworth; Richard J. Tallman †
Strength
Overall ~ 35,470+ 5th Division ~ 9,230; 7th Division ~ 8,600; 9th Division ~ 10,680; 69th Artillery Command ~ 3,830; 101st Regiment ~ 760; 205th Regiment ~ 1,250; 203rd Tank Regiment, comprising 2 tank battalions ~ 800; 429th VC Sapper Group ~ 320;	At An Loc: 7,500; 5th Division: 7th Regiment, 850; 8th Regiment, 2,100; 9th Regiment, 200; 3rd Ranger Group: 1,300; Task Force 52: 500; Binh Long Provincial Forces: 2,000; Miscellaneous units: 300 Reinforcements: 25,000+; 1st Airborne Brigade; 81st Ranger Group; 21st Division : U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy firepower support
Casualties and losses
U.S. estimate: 10,000 killed and 15,000 wounded; Vietnamese figures: ~2,000 killed and 5,000 wounded ~40 tanks destroyed (in An Loc)	2,280 killed; 2,091 missing

The Battle of An Lộc was a major battle of the Vietnam War that lasted for 66 days and culminated in a tactical victory for South Vietnam. The struggle for An Lộc in 1972 was an important battle of the war, as South Vietnamese forces halted the North Vietnamese advance towards Saigon.

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