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HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS ARMED FORCES OF R. V. N.

OFFICE OF JOINT GENERAL STAFF-Jot U. s. MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMMAND VIETNAM OFFICE OF ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF- Jot

VOLUME I

ORDER OF BATTLE SUMMARY

SEPTEMBER THRU 30 SEPTEMBER EMIL ISH EDmON

COMBINED INTELLIGENCE CENtER

196B

VIETNAM SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS EXCEPT DOCUMENT RELEASABLE

TO REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC AND THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND ONLY. BY AUTHORITY OF COMUSMACV DATED 30 SEP 1968 •

CONTENTS OF THIS PUBLICATION WILL NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT ATTIIBUTION TO ORIGINATOR

GROUP 4 DO_NORADED. AT II YEAR INTERVALS

DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 WARS

CONFIBENTIt4L

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6. (cl Significant Order of Battle changes during the period 1 September - 30 September 1968.

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Strength changes during this period ere reflected in paragraph 7.

(1 l The following units were dropped from OB holdings:

324B INA Div

o '0 9 INA:llltRegt o 'I'rMR

V13 Company Tien Phuoc Ilist

328. vc LF Int Regt Quang Ngai Prov ,

Hq8cSptUnits 324 INA Div

Hq8cSpt Units 9 INA Int Regt

V12 Canpany Tam ~ Dist

Hq8cSpt Units 328 VC LF Int Regt

(2 l The following 'Un! ts were accepted into OB holdings:

5l4c vc LF Bn My Tho Proy

265B Inf Bn DT2 VC Int Regt

246 NVA Inf Regt DMZ ,Front

2nd NVA Int Bn 246. NVA Int Regt

HqtcSpt Units Thu Puc Int' Regt

7th'NVA Front Statt 7th !iVA Front .

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DT2 VC Ing Regt MR2

267B Int Bn DTl VC Int Regt

Hq&Spt Units. 21,6 NVA I.nt Regt

3rd NVA Int Bn 246 NVA Inf Regt

XCll VC LF Bn Binh Dinh Prov

518 VC MF Bn MR2

Vll Company Que Son Dist

74company ~ Tin Dis~

Hq&Spt Units DT2 VC In f Regt

T~ Doll VC LF Bn Can Tho Proy

1st NVA Int Bn 2116 N.VA In tRegt

Thu Duc I nt Regt SRi! .

"7th NVA Front TTMR

DMZ Fr ont S tatt 'DMZ Front

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i'ollOliing

Ilq&Spt Units D3 INA Front

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324B NVA Div

324n IIVA Div .

324D NVA Div

D11.Z Front·

14 !NA AD' Bn (12. 7~lMl

15 NvA Engr Bn

16 NVA Sig Bn

17 NVA Trans Bn

. 19 NVA Med Dn

812 NVA Inf Reg!;

603 rNA Inf Regt

.90 NVA Int Rest

.. ' 608 tNA Inf Bn

614 NVA In! Bn

1st NVA RL Dn

10 INA Sapper Bn

2nd NVA En

263 VC 1m , \ j" '. ;

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324B NVA Div

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324B NVA Di . , t't!"''''.:- '1""·"'·."-r'~·1 r,~j'o flml.m ,,,., . v, 'Y. /~. ':.: __ . _ .,' t.:-i.',.."," ~"':' "1\; .~:, ,~"",,::,.~,: :.:~., ,; ~·i,' . ... .l:1YJl\ , ..

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TTMR :.:" 1th NVA Front, 0. [

84th NVA Arty Rest. 7th NVA Front ." ;

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11 ve Inf Dn

214 VC In1' Reet

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The catecory of the 1'ollowinc units

The following units

, UNIT -48 NVA Inf Regt 320th'NVA Div

1st NVA lnt Bn 1t8 BY;' lnt Regt ,

3rd NVA Int Dn 46 NVA lnt Regt

Hq&Spt Units 52 NV A lnt Regt

PREVIOUS CATEGORY

changed current probable location;

CURB PROD IlJe/DOI

Quang Tri/3 Sep 66 (JeD 960590)

Quang Tri/3 Sep 68 , , (JeD 950580)

'i Quang Tri/3 Sep 68, " (JeD 960600) , ' ,

Quang Tri/3 Sep 68 (JeD 930540)

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2nd NVA Int Bn ; 48 NVA ,lnt Regt

'52 NvA Int Regt ,32otb NVA Div

4th NVA Int Bn 52 NVA Int Regt

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TIm Due ve In:r Regt

Thu Duc ve In1' Regt

CURRENT CATECDRY

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Quang, Tri/3 Sep 68 (JeD 960590)

Quang Tri/3 Sep 68 (JeD 980590)

Quang Tri/12 Aug 68 Oro 940610) ,

Quang Tri/12 Aug 66 (JeD 940()10)

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';" 'i'; 801,· VC Dn' "; 4 INA InfRegt

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K3 NVA InfBn Dong.Nai NVA Inf Regt .

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Thua-n:i~~/J.2 Sep 68 (YD 8601) .

Thua Thien/27 Jun 68 (YC7579) ,

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'F.; Dinh'l'uong/22 Sep 68 • It, (xs680510) . .

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,Quang Duc/2l Sep 61l "(Camb) , ..

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,Hau Nghia/4sep 68 .. (XT 5418)' .

,Bien lloa/27 .AUg 68 . (IT 062355)

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261A VC Bn DT1 VC Inf Regt

514c VC LF lin .' }w Tho Prov

85LF In! ~n .,

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Hq&Spt Un;i,ts .18B NVA Ini' Regt

8th rNA Bn 18B NVA. Ini' Regt

101 NVA In! Regt SR1

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" , ""., K4 VC In! Bn Dong Nai NVA In! Dn

D2 VC In! Bn . Thu .Due In! Regt

t,;'l '-'i' '- "'<.< . 'i.'f~ ~j "~'; 2!1d VC Bn· . 275 VC In! Regt

Thua Thien/9 Sep 68 (YD 6724)

Thua Thien/6 Aug 65 (YC 3397)

Kien Phong/8 Sep 68 (WS 946500)

Dinh Tuong/15'Sep 68 (xs 096540)

Phu Yen/23 Aug 68 (CQ 145493)

. ·Quang. Due/21' Sep 68 (Camb)

Quang Due/21, Sep' 68 (Camb)

lIau Nghia/20' Sep 68 (XT 4919)

Gia Dinh/ Sep 68 (Un1oe)

Bien Hoa/ . Sep 68 (XT 062355)

Gia Dinh/22 Aug 68 (l!n1oe)

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T8¥ Ninh/22,Aut; 68 (XT 297407)

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Hq. 320 NVA Div , , DMZ Front, '

13 NVA AT Bn 320 NVA Div

15 NY A Engr Bn 320 NVA Div

18 NYA Ked Bn 320 NVA Div

2nd NY! Bn

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2nd NVA Bn 21 NVA In! Regt

K400 Compa~ , 'Gio Li.nh Dist

808 NV A In! Dn TTMR

K6 NVA Inf Bn 320,NVA In!, Regt

5th }''V A In! Bn 24 NV A Inf Regt

D14 VO In! En Tay,Ninh,Prov '

Tay Ninh/22 Aug 68 7th NV A Inf Bn (XT 165512) 66B NVA Inf Regt

Quang Tri/DMZ/l Sep 68, 14 AD Bn ' ,

Quang Tri/l Sep 68 (XD 820450)

Quang Tri/D~lZ/l Sep 68 (Unloe) ,'" "" ",,!h;\'!~,,;) 320 NVA Div"" ,

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Quang Tri/D1Ifl./l Sep 68 , IIq " Spt Units (Unloe)" '" 138 NVA Indep Inf Regt '

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Quang Tri/Dlfl./l Sep 68 3rd NV A Bn (Unloe ) , 138 NV A Indep In! Regt

Quang Tri/VL/DMZ/8 Aug 68 40 VO En , (Unloe) 'j :11 VO In! Rest:

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Quang TJ.n/.25 Aug 68 (BT 230240) ,

Quang Tri/l Sep 68 , (Unloe)' " "

Quang Tri/20 Aug 68 (YD 360580)' ,

Quang Due/8 Sep 68 (YU 850782)

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Kontum/28 Aug 68 (ZA 118830)

Tay Ninh/l0 Apr 68 ,(Unloe)'· " "

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0116 Compa~ Huong ThUf Dist

Hq I< Spt Units 320 NV A In! Regt

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6th NV A Inf Bn '24 NVA In! Regt

Hq ,I< Spt Units' " 101 NV A Inf ~egt

Quang Tri/DMZ/l Sep 68 (Unloe)

Ctuang Tri/Vl/DMZ/e Aug 611 (Unloe) ,

Quang Tri/VL/Dtfl/8 Aug 68 (Unloe)

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, Quang Tin/25 Aug 68 , (!3:r 230240)

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Pleiku/28 Aug 68 (An 772670)

Pleiku/28 Aug 68 (AR 76A6<!3) ,

Hau Ngllia/S,Jun, 68 (Unloe) "',' '

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101 !IVA Inf Regt

3rd IIVA Int En 101 INA Int Regt

2 ve Int (Indep) Bn GR3

52 ve Arty Bn (t40rt) 69 ve Arty Div/eND Gp

141 INA Int Regt CJr7 NVA Div

2ndVe Int Bn ,273'Ve Inf Regt

1st NvA Dn . 21 .rNA Inf Reg!;

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Einb Duong/ll Jun Gil (Un10e)

Binb Duong/8 Jun 68 (Un10e)

Long An/9 Ju1 68 (xs 710640)

TovNinh/18 M8¥ 68 (Unloe)

Dinh 1ong/25 Jul 68 (XU 780150)

'T8¥ Ninh/18 Aug 68 (Un10e)

, ,-. Quang Tin/25 Aug 68

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101 nVA Int Regt ,

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267 ve Int Bn ,SR2

506 ve Int Bn SR3

3rd VC Bn . 274 ve " Int Reg!;

165 INA Int Regt CT7 NVA Div

261 ve Bn DTJ" ve ,Int Regt

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, iJNIT . -'. 26lA. VC B~

DTl VC Int Regt , .

T8¥ Do ve Int Bn . ·C~ Tho Prov '.

D857 VC Int Bn Vinh Long Prey

LOCATION /DATE

,Kien Phong/3 Aug 68 (ws !l46500)

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Phons Dinh/12 Sep 68 (WR 868985)

Sa Dec/21 Sep 68 (WS 9130)

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, D509 VC Int Bn Tn Vi$ Prov

. 962 VC Int Dn 14R3

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Hau Nghia/15 Jul. 68 (Un10e)

Long An/7 Sep 68 (xs 722616)

Bien Hoa/13 Nar 68 (YS 153893)

Binh Long/30 148¥ 68 (xu 800190)

Dinh Tuong/3 Sep 68 ' (ws 946530)

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LOCATION/DATE , Dinh Tuong/19 Sep 68' (WS 946500)

, Vinh Long/14 Sep 68 (xs 248078)

Phong Dinh/19 Sep 68 (ws 7108)

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'69 YC Arty Di v/C)ID Gp.

Z.nu V C Dn' . 2'(5 VC In f HC8t

, ,1st liV A lin 141 liVA Ini' P. cgt

:'. ',' 3r<1 I;VA 'Bn 11,1 r:v A Inf Hec;t

2nd INA [n 1G~ !IVA In1' Begt

'. ~. 334th IN Alln 32' NVA In! nc~

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95 NVA Inf Regt

K5 NVA In! Ell 138 NY A Inlf' Reg!:

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).' ." TO¥ N:I.~h/22 Aug G~, , " (XT 29"(1187)

Dieu lIoa/213 M~ 613 (XT 9933)

lJinh Lon8/19 Aug 68 (XU 690-0

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'lat, NYA In! Bn ,101 NYA Inf Regt

7 VC Int Bn SRl

3rd llVA Arty Ln' 84A NVA Arty Regt

1st VC En 2U VC Int Rec;t

31'0. VC lin 275 VC Inf Rec;t

2nd NVA 13n 11,1 NVA Int Regt

1st /iVA Bn lG5 NVA In! Regt

3rd INA lin 165 INA Int Regt

,L.35th liVA In! Bn 32 NVA Inf Regt

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P1eiku/1G Sep6e (ZA 200713)'

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l-'hu Y<.:n/23 Aug 68 (CQ 145493)

Hau Nghia/27 Aug 68 ' (X'l' 5126)

Han Nghia/17 Sep 68 'I Orr 541,317)

Hau Nr,hill/5 Sep 68 (X'!' 5419)

13ien Hoa/18 Sep 68 (YS 317940)

':.ay !linh/22 Aug C8 (XT 16551~)

'rllO' Ninh/17 Sep 6n (XT 1,43452)

Ilinh J,onc/14 Sep 6U (xu 7)+16)

Gia DLnh/10 I·lay 63 (XT 13708)

Gia Dinh!7 Apr 613 (XT 8208)

Binh Long/12 Oep 6C (XU 7409)

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271 VC Ir.f Beet (:A"T 03'(;97) 271 VC Inf fleet (Y.'J' 037597)

J st VC Inf Bn T30' lIinh/20 ::;"P GC 2nd VC Inf Bn T'\)f Janh/C ECI' (,:~

272 VC Inf Fert (J1T 02113) 272 VC Inf flec;t (XT 094491J)

31"(: VC Inf Bn T3O' lfinh/13 E'ep (,(j Iiqt,Rpt Units Ttl:' Hinh/2.2 t.\~r cr.' 272 VC In]" ReCt (A'T 11:011(0) l'ill liVA Inf RcC:t (X'l' 227570)

1st !;VA Inf· lln Tl~' l1il1h/22 Sop GC Hq&Spt Units TG,y l11nh/11' Atl[ (C .1711 !IVA Inf fleBt (XT 22'(570) 33 NVA Int flegt . (:h'T 11255 115) , , Kl INA Int Iln Tay Ninh/18'Aug 6C r:VA Sapper Coi,1bat Cp Quc.ng Tri/2 1130' '66 33 NVA Inf Reet (XT'"4255115) 126 Naval Sapper Regt (YD 270130)

, B40 VC MF Inf Bn Dinh Thuan/21 Ju1 68 5th rNA Inf Dn Pieiku/2B Aug CO NR6 (AN 910660)· 24 NVA Inf Regt (AR 76B6B3) '(~

; 1 6th !IVA Int Dn P1eiku/2B Auc 68 Dlil VC Inf Bn Tay Ninh/29'~ug f8 24 INA Inf fleet (AR 768683) Tay Ilinh Prov (XT 260146)';:

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B8 rlVA Inf Regt Hau llghia/27 Aug 68 Hq&Spt Units Hau Nghia/29 Aug 60 SRI (XT 290480) 101 NVA .rnf Regt (XT4Bo190)

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2nd !NA Inf Bn Hau Ilgh1a/28 Aug 68 6 VC Inf Bn Gia Dinh/7 Aug 6C 101 INA Inf'Regt (XT 480190) SR2 (XS 995704)

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D16 NVA Inf Bn lIau Nghia/18 'Jul 68 269 VC Inf Dn Hau Nghia/27 Aug 68 I; SR2 (XT 250110) SR2 (XT 480090)

2 VC ,Inf (I~dep) Bn Long An/27 Aug 68 506 VC Ii! l' Bn Long An/7 Sep 68 SR3 (xs 779696) SR3 (XS 722616)

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Hq&Spt Units Binh Duong/28 Aug 68 3rd NVA RL Dn Binh Duong/28 Aug 68 208B l!VA Arty Regt (XT 630420) , 208B NVA Arty Regt (XT 630420)

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3rd VC Bn Bien 1I0a/22 Aug GO 274 VC Int' Regt (YS 153893)

1st VC Int' Bn Ta,y Ninh/14 Jun 68 :!71 VC Int' Regt (XS 590960)

Uq&Spt Units Gia Dinh/15 Jun 68 272 VC Int' Reet (XS 750990)

3rd VC Int' Bn Ta,y Ninh/20 Aug 60 272 VC Int' Regt (JtT 280540)

261st VC lln Dinh Tuong/3 Sep G8 DT1 VC Int' Regt (I~S 946530)

The t'ollowinfjunits were retlesifl!!ated:

PREVIOUS DESIGNATION

107th.N'fAArty En 1st lIVA RL Bn . 7th NVA Front

145 VC Arty En (COI1p)

2nd VC lln Thu ]))Ie VC lilt' r er,t

4th VC Int' lln Thu Due VC Int' Poet

I!q(,Spt Units lJ3 EVA Front

514 VC Inf En

. CURREHT DESIGtIATION

107th IIVA Int Bn . 1/68 NVA RL Bn 7th IIVA Front

1115 VC Int' Ell

lJ2 VC Bn Thu Due VC Int' Regt

D~ VC nn ~'hu Due VC Iut' Feet

H3 liVA Fl'OIlt Gtat't'

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2nd VC nn 274 Vc Int' Regt

32 NVA Int' Regt CT7 NVA Div

3rd VC Int Bn 271 VC Int' Regt

1st VC Int nn 272 VC Int' Regt

2nd VC Int' nn 273 Vc Int Regt

Bien lIoa/30 Jan CO (XT 990120)

Binp Long/10 Ju1 68 (xu 780134)

Ta,y Ninh/16 Jul "68 (XT 037597)

Gia Dinh/16 Jun 68 (XS 740990)

Hau Nghia/9 Jun 68 (XT 610010)

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7. (C) At the beginning of the reporting period covered by this sununary, enemy maneuver and combat strength totaled lJ7,191. At the em of the period, accepted, enemY strength was lJS ,lJ4.

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lJ7,091 -100 Strength change, 516 VC In! Bn

lJ6,991 +270 5140 VC ,In!' Bn accepted into DB holdings .

lJ7,261 " - 200 51S VC Bn dropped fram OB holdings

lJ7,061 -+150 Ts;y Do, II VO Bn accepted into OB holdings

lJ7,211 '='=,....,+7~0 Strength change, Hq & Spt Units, DTl VO Regt lJ7,281 ==-,-:;!4',f5 Strength change, 261 VO Bn DT1 VC Regt ]37,2.36 ,=,=,....,-::,!5,:;:0 Strength change, 261B VO Bn JJ7,186

+250 267B VO Bn accepted into OB holdings lJ7,4.36

+450 Hq & Spt Units, DT2 Regt accepted into OB holdings lJ7,886 '='=,....,-~5,:;:0 Strength change, 26.3 VO In!' Bn lJ7,8.36 ,

+200 265.8 VO In!' Bn accepted into OB holdings lJ8,0.36 .

lJB,0.36 ,=,,=~+~5 Strength change, 514A va In! Bn lJ8,041 ,=,,=,...+9~5 Strength change, 267 VO In! Bn lJ8,lJ6

+170 Strength change, 2 VO Indep In!' Bn lJ8,.306

+.315 Strength change, 6 VO In! Bn ]38,621

+.358 'lbu Due VO Regt accepted into OB holdings lJ8,979

+200 XG-ll VC Bn accepted into OB holdings lJ9,179 ,'i,~

-500 Hq & Spt Units, B.3 front redesignated Admin Serv lJ8,679 ., ,=,,=,...-~5~0 Strength change, 21 NVA In!' Re~t' lJ8,629 . ,.J

+225 Strength change, V25 VO In! Bn . lJ8,a54, =::-:::+,:2~5 Strength change, H2O VO In! Bn lJa,879

+165 Strength change 1 VO In!' Regt lJ9,Q44

+415 Strength change 80.3 NYA In!' Regt lJ9,459 .

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JJ'J ,259 .,..".,....;-;;:::2~5:..trength change, 814 NYA In! Bn lJ~ ,JJ4

-500 ~trength change, 138 NYA Inf negt 1)8,'134 .,.1,400 246 iNA In!' Regt acce:pted into uB holdings

J.40,JJ4 -200 16 NVA ~g Bn redesignated Admin Serv

13'1, '.134 -100 17 INl, Tr"ns on redesignated Admin l:ierv

139,634 -21..0 ltl J~VA Moo Bn redesignated Admin Serv

~J~ ,434 """,,...,-?;8~O 328 VC Inf Hegt dropped from OB holdings 139,3;.' --!!:l! ttrength change, . 804 'vC Bn :..)"/,4·,. --='L': btrength change, C.119 Co ..39,4.Y7 ""'"',.-'''''''·5:.;;0 U l'enljth chbnge, 3 INA l:iapper lin lJ9,4U9 _...=:ill ;. trength change, 48 VC 1n!' I:ln

-225 ~ trength change, 21 I,V A In! .tegt 1J'I, ,,~I,

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139,234 ~,...-::::;1~5 Strength ch!i.nge, 0.114 Co 139,219 =""+:i:"!:3~O Strength change, C .ll6 Co . 139,249 =,...+,:.::1~5 btrength change, C. ll7 Co 139,264 ...."."....,,:;-~5 Strength change, C.l18 Co 139,259 ~~-,.,;3"",0 Strength Change, \1.20 Co 139,229

+325741;0 in!' Bn accepted into uB holdings 139,554 ~;;--:-o*O 74 Cc) dropped from OB holdings 139,494 ~;;--:-60* V-12 Co dropped from CB holdings 139,434 -::-~-:-::8~0 \-13 Co dropped from OB holdings 1.39,354 .

-100 \1-11 Co dl'opped from CD holdings 139,254 '

-620 Hq & spt \;nits, 3248 NVA l·lv droppec. fro", 0B holdings lJ8,o34

-500 Hq &t.pt Lnits, 9 NVA Hegt ,.ropl'ec ire"" I il ',olcllngs 138,134

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