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The Tet Offensive [a] was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on 30 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and their allies.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. 1968 Battle during the Vietnam War Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War Map of the Da Nang vital area Date 29 January – 11 February 1968 Location Da Nang, South Vietnam Result Allied victory Belligerents United States South Vietnam South Korea ...
The Tết ceasefire began on 29 January, but was cancelled on 30 January after the VC/People's Army of Vietnam prematurely launched attacks in II Corps and II Field Force, Vietnam commander, Lieutenant general Frederick C. Weyand deployed his forces to defend Saigon. [1]: 323–4
The Battle of Huế (31 January 1968 – 2 March 1968), was a major battle in the Tết Offensive launched by North Vietnam and the Việt Cộng during the Vietnam War. Initially losing control of most of Huế and its surroundings, the combined forces of South Vietnam and the United States gradually recaptured the city after a little over one ...
The Vietnam War effectively began with the start of the North Vietnamese backed VC insurgency in 1959/60 and the U.S. increased its military aid and advisory support to South Vietnam in response. [3]: 119–20 With the worsening military and political situation in South Vietnam, the U.S. increasingly became directly involved in the conflict.
The Vietnam War escalated, and the Tet Offensive brought the brutal realities of war into living rooms worldwide. Violent protests erupted from Paris to Chicago, making peace and love feel like ...
The attack on the Joint General Staff (JGS) Compound, the headquarters of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, occurred during the early hours of 31 January 1968. The JGS was located east of Tan Son Nhut Air Base. The attack by Vietcong (VC) forces was one of several major attacks on Saigon in the first days of the Tet offensive. The attack ...
It occurred as part of the Tet Offensive, with large formations of Viet Cong troops attacking allied forces consisting of South Vietnamese, Australian and American troops. [5] The Australians engaged in the heaviest street fighting seen by any of their units during the war, [6] and the attack was defeated with heavy casualties inflicted on the VC.