Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigns as president

The first flight in the U.S.-organized Operation Babylift carried children from Saigon for adoption and care abroad. The evacuation became controversial: Vietnamese families and critics questioned...

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...

Republic of Vietnam forces fought to hold Xuân Lộc, a strategic approach to Saigon. The battle became one of the last major defensive efforts before the capital fell and intensified danger for...

U.S. forces evacuated American personnel and selected Cambodian nationals by helicopter as Khmer Rouge forces closed in. The operation ended U.S. diplomatic presence in Cambodia but could not evacuate...

Khmer Rouge forces took the capital and ordered residents to leave, beginning a nationwide forced evacuation. The resulting displacement, labor regime, executions, and famine formed part of the...

After intense fighting, South Vietnamese forces withdrew and Long Khánh province fell. The loss opened the eastern approaches to Saigon and accelerated the political and military collapse of the...

Thiệu resigned as the Republic of Vietnam’s military position deteriorated. In a televised address he criticized the U.S. withdrawal of support, revealing the consequences of a war effort built around...

After days of fighting, Republic of Vietnam forces withdrew from Xuân Lộc. The withdrawal opened the route toward Saigon and left civilians facing the approaching final assault and evacuation.

The final campaign toward Saigon began. Vietnamese revolutionary forces coordinated military operations with political action in a bid to end the divided state and achieve reunification; civilians...

Dương Văn Minh assumed the presidency as the Republic of Vietnam faced imminent defeat. He later called for a ceasefire and surrender, seeking to prevent further destruction in the capital.