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    Major General Melvin Zais And Hamburger Hill
    Major General Melvin Zais And Hamburger Hill
    Major General Melvin Zais And Hamburger Hill
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    Major General Melvin Zais And Hamburger Hill

    By Major Kelly Owen Carl Boian

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    Includes 14 maps and diagrams.
    Major General Melvin Zais, a second generation Russian American, orchestrated the battle between the 29th Regiment of the People’s Army of Vietnam and the 101st Airborne Division around Dong Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill), Vietnam. General Zais, focused operations on and around Hamburger Hill to prevent build up of men, weapons, and supplies in the A Shau Valley which would have allowed for VC and NVA forces to conduct another Tet Offensive. As General Zais developed the situation in Thau Thien Provence, similarities can be drawn to an offensive he assisted in coordinating within southern France in World War II. This familiarity in size of terrain, enemy presence, and friendly tactical actions assisted Zais in his understanding of the situation, and conducting continuous assaults up the 937 meters of Dong Ap Bia to destroy the 29th Regiment of the People’s Army of Vietnam, and prevent the perceived threat of another Tet Offensive.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNormanby Press
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782893363
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      Major General Melvin Zais And Hamburger Hill - Major Kelly Owen Carl Boian

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      Publisher’s Note

      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

      We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

      Major General Melvin Zais and Hamburger Hill

      A Monograph

      By

      Major Kelly Owen Carl Boian

      U.S. Army

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 3

      ABSTRACT 4

      ILLUSTRATIONS 5

      INTRODUCTION 6

      SOUTHERN FRANCE 10

      Col de Braus 11

      Context of Col de Braus and the Maritime Alps 13

      Actions at Col de Braus 14

      Doctrine during WWII 20

      Col de Braus Lessons Learned 22

      VIETNAM 24

      Hamburger Hill 25

      Context of Operation APACHE SNOW, Hill 937 and the War of Attrition 27

      Actions at Hamburger Hill 28

      Vietnam Doctrine 32

      Hamburger Hill Lessons Learned 33

      SYNTHESIS – WHAT MAJ. GEN. MELVIN ZAIS BROUGHT WITH HIM FROM SOUTHERN FRANCE 36

      Doctrine 37

      Context 37

      Conclusion 38

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 40

      BIBLIOGRAPHY 41

      ABSTRACT

      Major General Melvin Zais and Hamburger Hill by MAJ Kelly O.C. Boian, USA.

      Major General Melvin Zais, a second generation Russian American, orchestrated the battle between the 29th Regiment of the People’s Army of Vietnam and the 101st Airborne Division around Dong Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill), Vietnam. General Zais, focused operations on and around Hamburger Hill to prevent build up of men, weapons, and supplies in the A Shau Valley which would have allowed for VC and NVA forces to conduct another Tet Offensive. As General Zais developed the situation in Thau Thien Provence, similarities can be drawn to an offensive he assisted in coordinating within southern France in World War II. This familiarity in size of terrain, enemy presence, and friendly tactical actions assisted Zais in his understanding of the situation, and conducting continuous assaults up the 937 meters of Dong Ap Bia to destroy the 29th Regiment of the People’s Army of Vietnam, and prevent the perceived threat of another Tet Offensive.

      ILLUSTRATIONS

      Figure 1: A Shau Valley with Hamburger Hill and the A Shau SF Camp Highlighted

      Figure 2: Operation DRAGOON

      Figure 3: 517th PRCT and 1st SSF Boundary Change, 3 September 1944

      Figure 4: 517th PRCT in the Maritime Alps

      Figure 5: 517th PRCT's Initial Actions to Seize Col de Braus

      Figure 6: 517th Establishes a Foothold at Col de Braus

      Figure 7: Enemy Positions at Col de Braus

      Figure 8: Securing Col de Braus and Surrounding Area

      Figure 9: Ho Chi Minh Trail

      Figure 10: Dong Ap Bia and the A Shau Valley

      Figure 11: Initial Movements of 3-187 Infantry and 1-506 Infantry, 10-14 May 1969

      Figure 12: 1-506 Infantry and 3-187 Infantry Movement, 15-17 May 1969

      Figure 13: Arrival of Reinforcements, 18-19 May 1969

      Figure 14: Securing Hill 937, 20 May 1969

      INTRODUCTION

      The C-ration sign said, Hamburger Hill, and underneath the simple, descriptive title of the hill another author asked, Was it worth it?{1} For ten and a half days, Maj. Gen. Melvin Zais (Commander, 101st Airborne Division) ordered 3d Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division to scramble up the 937 meters of Ap Bia Mountain (also known as Hill 937 or Hamburger Hill) in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam to eliminate the 29th Regiment of the People’s Army of Vietnam (29th PAVN). Over the course of the operation, General Zais continued to feed in reinforcements from 3-187 Infantry; 2d Battalion, 501st Infantry; and elements of the 1st and 2d battalions, 506th Infantry from the 101st, Zais also committed the 1st Army of the Republic of Vietnam Regiment to ultimately achieve victory at the top of

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