worst defeat experienced by the South Vietnamese. Despite their losses, the ARVN considered the battle as their victory and erected a monument at the site of the battle to acknowledge the sacrifices of the soldiers who had fallen to retake Bình Giã. Order of battle (ground forces) Viet Cong Main forces of B-2 Front: 271st Regiment, 272nd Regiment (renamed to the 1st Regiment, 2nd Regiment respectively and became part of the 9th Division on 2 Sep 1965), 80th Artillery Detachment Main forces of Military Region 6, 7, 8: 186th Battalion, 500th Battalion, 800th Battalion, 514th Battalion Local forces of Military Region 7: 440th Company, 445th Company Army of the Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division: 1st Airborne Battalion, 3rd Airborne Battalion, 7th Airborne Battalion Marine Division: 4th Marine Battalion ARVN Rangers: 30th Ranger Battalion, 33rd Ranger Battalion, 38th Ranger Battalion, 35th Ranger Battalion ARVN Artillery and Armored Cavalry support: two artillery platoons, and one section of M-24 tanks. U.S.Army Aerial support: 68th Assault Helicopter Company Notes References External links Binh Gia – The battle P.1 by Michael Martin Retrieved on 03/10/2010 Binh Gia – The battle P.2 by Michael Martin Retrieved on 03/10/2010 The Binh Gia Front by Tran Ngoc Toan Retrieved on 03/10/2010 Battle of Binh Gia by Hieu Dinh Vu Retrieved on 03/10/2010 I Still Recall Binh Gia... Retrieved on 03/10/2010 Conflicts in 1964 Conflicts in 1965 1964 in Vietnam 1965 in Vietnam Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1964 Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1965 Battles involving the United States Battles involving Vietnam December 1964 events in Asia January 1965 events in Asia History of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province