Battle of Hamburger Hill military significance aside from the presence of the PAVN on it, Major General John M. Wright who replaced MG Zais as commander of the 101st Airborne in May abandoned the hill on 5 June as the operations in the valley wrapped up. The debate over Hamburger Hill reached the United States Congress, with particularly severe criticism of military leadership by Senators Edward Kennedy, George McGovern, and Stephen M. Young. In its 27 June issue, Life Magazine published the photographs of 241 Americans killed in one week in Vietnam; this is now considered a watershed event of negative public opinion toward
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