Battle of Hamburger Hill the steeply-sloped hill against well entrenched troops. Attacks were repeatedly repelled by the PAVN defenses. Bad weather also hindered operations. Nevertheless, the Airborne troops took the hill through direct assault, causing extensive casualties to the PAVN forces. The battle took place on Dong Ap Bia (Ap Bia Mountain, ) in the rugged, jungle-shrouded mountains of South Vietnam, from the Laotian border. Rising from the floor of the western A Sầu Valley, Ap Bia Mountain is a solitary massif, unconnected to the ridges of the surrounding Annamite range. It dominates the northern valley, towering some above sea level. Snaking down from
Battle of Scimitar Hill campaign until the evacuation on 20 December. In one day of fighting the British suffered 5,300 casualties out of the 14,300 soldiers who participated. The only two Victoria Crosses awarded at Suvla were made for rescuing of wounded at Scimitar Hill, one on 9 August by Captain Percy Hansen and the other following the 21 August battle by Private Frederick Potts. Battle of Scimitar Hill The Battle of Scimitar Hill (Turkish: Yusufçuk Tepe Muharebesi, literally: "Batte of the Dragonfly Hill") was the last offensive mounted by the British at Suvla during the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I. It