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title: Chiến thắng của cuộc hành quân "Xây Dựng 33" tại Tầu-Ô và Lộc-Ninh, Bình-Long (Victory of Operation "Xay Dung 33" at Tau O and Loc Ninh, Binh Long)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/xay-dung-33-tau-o-loc-ninh-1966/
description: A Vietnamese-language sheet (code SP-1246) reports an operation of 8 June 1966 by joint Vietnamese and American forces at Tau O and Loc Ninh.
section: Collection
---

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# Chiến thắng của cuộc hành quân "Xây Dựng 33" tại Tầu-Ô và Lộc-Ninh, Bình-Long (Victory of Operation "Xay Dung 33" at Tau O and Loc Ninh, Binh Long)

A Vietnamese-language sheet (code SP-1246) reports an operation of 8 June 1966 by joint Vietnamese and American forces at Tau O and Loc Ninh, listing over 200 Viet Cong dead and captured recoilless guns and other weapons. Photographs show a medal ceremony, captured heavy weapons on display and a silhouetted group of soldiers. A line saying the domestic and foreign press and news agencies called it the opening victory of the 'rainy season' campaign cites outside opinion to support the claim.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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## Text on the object

Original (Vietnamese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
CHIẾN THẮNG CỦA CUỘC HÀNH QUÂN "XÂY DỰNG 33" TẠI TÂU-Ô VÀ LỘC-NINH (BÌNH-LONG)

CUỘC HÀNH QUÂN "XÂY DỰNG 33" TỔ-CHỨC NGÀY 8-6-1966 VỚI SỰ PHỐI-HỢP CỦA LỰC-LƯỢNG VIỆT-NAM VÀ HOA-KỲ TẠI TÂU-Ô VÀ LỘC-NINH (BÌNH-LONG) ĐÃ LOẠI RA NGOÀI VÒNG CHIẾN 2 TIỂU-ĐOÀN TINH-NHUỆ CỦA VIỆT-CỘNG VỚI THÀNH-QUẢ CHÓI-SÁNG NHƯ SAU:
Về nhân mạng:
TRÊN 200 VIỆT-CỘNG BỎ XÁC TẠI TRẬN.
MỘT SỐ LỚN KHÁC VỪA CHẾT VỪA BỊ THƯƠNG ĐƯỢC ĐỒNG BẠN MANG ĐI.
Về vũ-khí do ta tịch-thu:
2 ĐẠI-BÁC KHÔNG GIẬT 75 LY.
1 ĐẠI-BÁC KHÔNG-GIẬT 57 LY.
50 SÚNG ĐỦ LOẠI KHÁC.
MỘT SỐ LỚN QUÂN-TRANG, QUÂN-DỤNG, LỰU-ĐẠN, CHẤT NỔ, TÀI-LIỆU, Y-DƯỢC.
BÁO-CHÍ TRONG VÀ NGOÀI NƯỚC CŨNG NHƯ CÁC HÃNG THÔNG-TẤN ĐÃ BÌNH-LUẬN CHIẾN-THẮNG CỦA CUỘC HÀNH-QUÂN "XÂY DỰNG 33" LÀ CHIẾN-THẮNG MỞ MÀN CHO CHIẾN-DỊCH "MÙA MƯA" TẠI VÙNG 3 CHIẾN-THUẬT.

THIẾU TƯỚNG TƯ-LỆNH QUÂN-ĐOÀN 3 GẮN HUY-CHƯƠNG CHO CÁC CHIẾN-SĨ HỮU CÔNG.

HÀNG LOẠT VŨ-KHÍ HẠNG NẶNG ĐÃ LỌT VÀO TAY CÁC CHIẾN-SĨ VIỆT-MỸ QUẢ-CẢM TẠI TÂN-KHAI.

CHIẾN-THẮNG "XÂY DỰNG 33" ĐÃ NỔI LÊN TINH-THẦN CHIẾN-ĐẤU QUẢ CẢM CỦA QUÂN-ĐỘI VIỆT-NAM CỘNG-HÒA.

SP-1246
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
VICTORY OF OPERATION "XAY DUNG 33" AT TAU-O AND LOC-NINH (BINH-LONG)

Operation "Xay Dung 33", held on 8-6-1966 with the cooperation of Vietnamese and American forces at Tau-O and Loc-Ninh (Binh-Long), put two elite Viet Cong battalions out of action with the following brilliant results:
Casualties:
Over 200 Viet Cong left their bodies on the battlefield.
A large number of others, dead and wounded, were carried away by their comrades.
Weapons we seized:
2 75 mm recoilless guns.
1 57 mm recoilless gun.
50 other weapons of all kinds.
A large quantity of uniforms, equipment, grenades, explosives, documents and medical supplies.
The domestic and foreign press, as well as the news agencies, have commented that the victory of Operation "Xay Dung 33" was the opening victory of the "Rainy Season" campaign in Tactical Zone 3.

The Major General commanding Corps 3 pins medals on meritorious fighters.

A series of heavy weapons has fallen into the hands of the courageous Vietnamese and American fighters at Tan Khai.

The victory of "Xay Dung 33" has brought out the courageous fighting spirit of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

SP-1246
```

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