Mang Yang Pass, Dak Po Memorial

After Dien Bien Phu the last major action against the French colonial forces occurred in the Mang Yang Pass west of An Khe. Here on Route 19, 15 kilometers from An Khe, Groupment Mobile 100 met its fate, ambushed by the Viet Minh.

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[krazeekalvin]

Is there any other historical sites in that area?

[rb368370]

@krazeekalvin None that I saw but I was bouncing along in the back of a van driven by a lunatic. Somewhere near the 22 KM marker there is supposed to be a plaque to all the combatants. The 22 KM marker is right at the mouth of the pass through the mountains to Pleiku. There is also supposed to be a French Cemetery somewhere near the road on a hill. I will need to spend a few hours there to find them.

[Saito56]

Translations can be hard. Thanks for showing another site that I will never get to. Good thing too, those stairs would kill my knees!!