📅 19 Mei 1959
The North Vietnamese military created Group 559 to develop a supply network through Laos and later Cambodia toward the South. The routes depended on large-scale labor, repair and transport work and...
📅 21 Januari 1968
North Vietnamese forces intensified attacks around the U.S. Marine base at Khe Sanh. The siege drew a large U.S. air campaign and became a major focus of U.S. media and command attention just before...
📅 31 Januari 1968
NLF and North Vietnamese forces entered Huế and held much of the city for weeks. Fighting devastated neighborhoods and displaced civilians. Communist executions during the occupation and killings by...
📅 5 April 1972
North Vietnamese forces attacked Lộc Ninh, a district town near Cambodia. The battle formed part of the wider 1972 offensive and involved intense ground fighting and displacement. Its location near...
📅 22 Februari 1967
U.S. forces launched a large airborne and ground operation near the Cambodian border, aiming to engage People’s Army and National Liberation Front forces. It demonstrated the scale of U.S....
📅 3 November 1967
U.S. and South Vietnamese troops fought People’s Army units across ridge lines near Đắk Tô. U.S. artillery and air strikes struck positions near its own troops as well as opposing forces. The battle...
📅 1 Mei 1972
During the Easter Offensive, North Vietnamese forces took the provincial capital after South Vietnamese defenses collapsed. Civilians fled amid fighting and bombardment. The event became central to...
📅 16 September 1972
After months of fighting and extensive U.S. air and naval support, South Vietnamese forces regained the city. The battle had devastated the area and displaced residents. Competing accounts of...
📅 9 April 1975
People’s Army forces attacked a major South Vietnamese defensive position at Xuân Lộc. The battle became the last major stand before the final offensive on Saigon. Residents faced combat and flight as...
