Prior to the attack, earlier battles had occurred between the Viet Cong (VC) and the village militias. On 5 December 1967, two VC battalions attacked Dak Son village, and after a battle with the militia, killed 252 civilians and kidnapped an estimated 100 civilians in a "vengeance" attack on the hamlet of Đắk Sơn, home to over 2,000 Montagnards.[1][2] The VC believed that the hamlet had at one point given aid to refugees fleeing VC forces.[3] An additional 800 displaced Montagnard had previously arrived to Dak Son from nearby villages that had been taken over by the VC.[2]
Troops marched into a village near Dak Son, some of whom used flamethrowers effectively.[4] As the VC fired their weapons, people were incinerated inside their own homes, and some who had managed to escape into foxholes in their homes died of smoke inhalation. The homes that were not destroyed by flamethrowers were destroyed with grenades, and on the way out patches of the main town were set afire. Before leaving the village, the VC shot 60 of the 160 survivors. The remaining 100 were taken hostage.[5]
Vietnamese government claimedit
According to the Vietnamese government there was no massacre by the VC but rather many civilians were actually killed by US bombing during a battle at Đắk Sơn with the VC.[6]
^. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^Lịch sử Bình Phước kháng chiến, 1945-1975 (in Vietnamese). Nhà xuất bản Chính trị quốc gia. 2002. p. 338.
Further readingedit
Olive-Drab. "Vietnam War Atrocities." 10 October 2007.
. Time. 5 December 1969. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.
. Time. 15 December 1967. Archived from the original on 14 June 2008.
The VN Center Archive, "Vietnam war Atrocities". 2005.
. Reader's Digest. November 1968. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
Military History Institute of Vietnam (2001). Nguyen Van Minh (ed.). Tong Tien Cong Va Noi Day Nam 1968 [The 1968 General Offensive and Uprising]. History of the Resistance War Against the Americans to Save the Nation, 1954–1975. Vol. V. Hanoi: National Political Publishing House. p. 20.
Spector, Ronald H.After Tet: The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam. New York: Free Press, 1993.
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Đắk, sơn, massacre, Đắk, sơn, massacre, massacre, committed, viet, cong, during, vietnam, village, Đắk, sơn, phước, long, province, south, vietnam, locationĐắk, sơn, village, phước, long, south, vietnamdate5, december, 1967targetmontagnard, villagers, Đắk, sơn. The Đắk Sơn Massacre was a massacre committed by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War in the village of Đắk Sơn Phước Long Province South Vietnam Đắk Sơn massacreLocationĐắk Sơn village Phước Long South VietnamDate5 December 1967TargetMontagnard villagers of Đắk SơnAttack typeMassacreDeaths252 civiliansPerpetratorsViet Cong Contents 1 Massacre 2 Vietnamese government claim 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksMassacre editPrior to the attack earlier battles had occurred between the Viet Cong VC and the village militias On 5 December 1967 two VC battalions attacked Dak Son village and after a battle with the militia killed 252 civilians and kidnapped an estimated 100 civilians in a vengeance attack on the hamlet of Đắk Sơn home to over 2 000 Montagnards 1 2 The VC believed that the hamlet had at one point given aid to refugees fleeing VC forces 3 An additional 800 displaced Montagnard had previously arrived to Dak Son from nearby villages that had been taken over by the VC 2 Troops marched into a village near Dak Son some of whom used flamethrowers effectively 4 As the VC fired their weapons people were incinerated inside their own homes and some who had managed to escape into foxholes in their homes died of smoke inhalation The homes that were not destroyed by flamethrowers were destroyed with grenades and on the way out patches of the main town were set afire Before leaving the village the VC shot 60 of the 160 survivors The remaining 100 were taken hostage 5 Vietnamese government claim editAccording to the Vietnamese government there was no massacre by the VC but rather many civilians were actually killed by US bombing during a battle at Đắk Sơn with the VC 6 Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp See also edit nbsp Vietnam portal nbsp United States portalList of massacres in Vietnam Viet Cong and People s Army of Vietnam use of terror in the Vietnam War War crimesReferences edit On the Other Side Terror as Policy TIME 6 February 2009 Archived from the original on 22 May 2013 Retrieved 2 May 2023 a b Stur Heather 29 December 2017 The Viet Cong Commited Atrocities Too The New York Times Retrieved 23 November 2023 Spector Ronald H After Tet The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam p 206 Krohn Charles A The Last Battalion p 30 The Massacre of Dak Son TIME 15 December 2008 Archived from the original on 15 December 2008 Retrieved 2 May 2023 Lịch sử Binh Phước khang chiến 1945 1975 in Vietnamese Nha xuất bản Chinh trị quốc gia 2002 p 338 Further reading editOlive Drab Vietnam War Atrocities 10 October 2007 On the Other Side Terror as Policy Time 5 December 1969 Archived from the original on 6 February 2009 The Massacre of Dak Son Time 15 December 1967 Archived from the original on 14 June 2008 The VN Center Archive Vietnam war Atrocities 2005 The Blood Red Hands of Ho Chi Minh Reader s Digest November 1968 Archived from the original on 11 August 2021 Retrieved 1 December 2010 Military History Institute of Vietnam 2001 Nguyen Van Minh ed Tong Tien Cong Va Noi Day Nam 1968 The 1968 General Offensive and Uprising History of the Resistance War Against the Americans to Save the Nation 1954 1975 Vol V Hanoi National Political Publishing House p 20 Spector Ronald H After Tet The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam New York Free Press 1993 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dak Son Massacre The Massacre of Dak Son Time 15 December 1967 Dak Son Massacre VN Archive Vietnam War Atrocities Olive Drab Massacre at Dak Son Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Death in the Highlands Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Đắk Sơn massacre amp oldid 1206175073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
