.101k Agri e ems wow ano - Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758629 I RAND � yr on�11 II I MIR A L APft 1 O1UO WI: E2.7?-4.7FT t TSE OF VT irn. XLTTMtl T.N75::'4,,F1.0aATICW TAB CiNrtRAL (CTr:! tnk74.L30ENCE 14.1Z,r,c THZ tIF 7.7FTCYXF.$1 � r t�V.��!'�,,�;;;,,rt = � t,�,t�it-..*:�.:e:-.,tr asmaiwinwiAWINNA;AIININWFSNHAWINNIN9S94.1tuletewroamexatai � COUNTRY : NORTH VIETNAM (NVN) SOUTH VIETNAM (SVN) NIC REPORT NO : 212/68 NIC CASE NO : FET SUBJECT : Infiltration of NVA Battalion 4, Regiment 812, Division 32413; DATE OF REPORT: 28/2/68 Participation in TET Offensive in QUANG TRI Province NO. OF PAGES : 2 DATE OF INFO : 5.May 190 - 30 January 1968 REF : None DATE AND PLACE 15 February 1968 (d - N) OF ACQUISITION DANANG, Vietnam W:110. � . ow, ...................... 'ft f44 ... 4.b ,This report was collected ,by a NIG Field Exploitation Team on 15 February 1968 in DANANG Municipality, SVN, Source is not available at the NIC for further exploitation. . t� ,\;�;, � � ',I' � � " � ��- . SUMMARY 'NVA Battalion 4, Regiment 812, Division'324B returned to SVN with new: personnel on 1 January 1968. The battalion was commanded by Senior Captain PHUT, and it consisted of approximately. 200 personnel divided into three companies. There was a shortage of personnel, weapons, and ammunition. Sinee four-fifths of SVN had already been liberated, the mission a the battalion was to build up the country. Orders were received on 28 January to attack VANG TR.T..,G4y. At 0500 hours 30 January, while positioned in a small hamlet south of the city, Company 2, Battalion 4, was unexpectedly attacked and overrun by GVN forces, and its memberfrfled in panic. IN � � � (1Ri I 8 1968 k6siti1i 'Registry No../ 9:3 0 3 5 K I X Clii.FIL,7. 7 EXCWSOD nOw v-c!,:lt4ATIC ar None NOTICE, TN .MATERIAL CONtN TAS INFORMATION TWE AFFECTINo T.. E NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE utOTEO STATES WITHIN THE MEANINE, OF THE ESPIONAGE LAWS. TITLE: .1,1.3.C.. SECTIONS 793 AND 794. :THE TRANSA4SIGN EIR REVELATION OF WHICH Of ANY MANNEilp AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IIROHIEUTED Y LAW ..., 3.3(h)(2) t I � Fitt ��n - � � � , .� � � , � � �� :�'. � �� , , AJA)0 pproved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758629 Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758629 KIN t.:1*) ;. NIC REPORT NO : 212/68 Paged: 2 NVA Battalion 4, Regiment 812, Division 324B had previously operated in SVN (period of time not known). It had then returned to NVN "to be replenished", having suffered many casualities. After new recruits had joined the battalion and undergone training at the base camp (location not known) in QUANG BINH Province, NVN, Battalion 4began its infiltration March on 15 DecenSer 1967. It moved directly south across the DMZ into QUANG TRI Province, SVN. � A3.0t:alioll Li ae:,opmmanded.by.Senior.Captain.PHUT. It consisted of approx.- . 4"i200..officers'and man who were organized into three companies, each having three platoons of approximately 20 members. Each company had only 4-5 men who had previously fought with the battalion in SVN. Weapons Of the battalion consisted of 4 X 82mm mortar; 27 X RPD automatic rifles (9 per company), 12 X B.40 rocket launchers (41.per company), and an unknown number of AK submachine guns. Despite the period of build-up in NVN,..jitattalion 4 entered SVN with. a -shortage'of-personnel. None of the companies were fully manned. Due to this shortage, :the battalion's supply of B-40's was decreased from the normal quantity of 6 per company to 4 per company. In addition, there was a shortage of ammunition. Whereas the normal supply of ammunition for each. RPD automatic rifle was 500 rounds, they had only 300 rounds. They had only 3 rounds for each B-40, instead of the normal 5 rounds. And they had only. 100-150 rounds' of ammunition for each AK submachine gun. Prior to their infiltration, the members of the battalion were informed that the VCATVA had already liberated four-fiftha� of SVN. Te mission of Battalion 4, therefore, was to build up the country. On 1, January 1968, Battalion 4 crossed the BEN HAI River (location not known)' and entered SVN. The members continued their march southward, travelling only at night. No contact was made with any OVN/U.S. forces, and they were not bombed or strafed from the air. By 23 January, they were inthe general vicinity of QUANG TRI City. After resting there for 5 days, orders to attack that city were received. By 05091 hours 29 January, Company 2 of the battalion was positioned in a hamlet. (name unknown) just south of QUANG TRI City. It remained there untilr30 January. At that time, the company suddenly came under heavy attack by GVN forces. Members of the company were completely caught by suprise. Without firing a single shot in retaliation, they scattered in every direction in panic. Approved for Release: 2019/04/17 C00758629

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INFILTRATION OF NVA BATTALION 4, REGIMENT 812, DIVISION 324B; PARTICIPATION IN TET OFFENSIVE IN QUANG TRI PROVINCE