Military Assistance Command, Vietnam

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The United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ( MACV ) was the military high command of the US armed forces in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War . Because of the many headquarters of various units at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon , the MACV was also known as the Eastern Pentagon .

The MACV was created on February 8, 1962 due to the increasing military aid from the USA for the South Vietnamese army . At the beginning, the command of the Military Assistance Advisory Group , Vietnam ( MAAG , dt. About military support and advisory group) was reallocated, which until then had carried out all advisory activities in Vietnam. On May 15, 1964, however, the MACV was reorganized and as a result, the MAAG was also integrated, as it was too small to lead the increasing number of US troops.

The first commander Paul D. Harkins , who had previously also led the MAAG, was replaced by General William Westmoreland after the reorganization in June 1964 . Thereafter, General Creighton Abrams took command in July 1968, only to return it to General Frederick C. Weyand in June 1972 . On March 29, 1973 the MACV was dissolved.

The MACV was made up of the following components (including duplications, since considered over the entire war period):

literature

  • Shelby L. Stanton: Vietnam Order of Battle. US News Books, Washington DC 1981, ISBN 0-89193-700-5 .

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