WebThe Viet Cong (Vietnamese: Việt Cộng, lit. 'Communist Viet'), officially the National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (Vietnamese: Mặt trận Dân tộc Giải phóng miền Nam Việt Nam), was an armed communist revolutionary organization in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.It fought under the direction of North Vietnam, against the South Vietnamese …

WebThe tunnels of Củ Chi are an immense network of connecting tunnels located in the Củ Chi District of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country.The Củ Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War, and were the Viet Cong's base of …

WebOct 29, 2009 · The Viet Cong . With the Cold War intensifying worldwide, the United States hardened its policies against any allies of the Soviet Union, and by 1955 President Dwight D. Eisenhower had pledged his ...

WebThe Huế massacre (Vietnamese: Thảm sát tại Huế Tết Mậu Thân, or Thảm sát Tết Mậu Thân ở Huế, lit. translation: "Tết Offensive massacre in Huế") was the summary executions and mass murder perpetrated by the Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during their capture, military occupation and later withdrawal from the city of Huế during …

WebThe United States Embassy in Saigon was first established in June 1952, and moved into a new building in 1967 and eventually closed in 1975. The embassy was the scene of a number of significant events of the Vietnam War, most notably the Viet Cong attack during the Tet Offensive which helped turn American public opinion against the war, and the …

WebThe Viet Cong’s ranks were soon swelled by many noncommunist Vietnamese who had been alienated by the corruption and intimidation of local officials. Beginning in the spring of 1959, armed bands of Viet Cong were occasionally engaging units of the South Vietnamese army in regular firefights.

WebMay 22, 2019 · North Vietnamese and Viet Cong Weapons in Vietnam . Most of the weapons, uniforms and equipment used by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces were manufactured by the Soviet Union and China. The ...

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WebThe Phoenix Program (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Phụng Hoàng) was designed and initially coordinated by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the Vietnam War, involving the American, Australian, and South Vietnamese militaries.In 1969, CIA responsibility was phased out, and the program was put under the authority of the Civil …

WebSep 11, 2020 · The following day, they were joined by 40,000 Berliners, most angry about austere economic conditions and a lack of political freedoms. The violence in East Berlin quickly spread to other parts of the country. East German police and soldiers, as well as Soviet troops, were deployed to halt the demonstrations and quash a potential uprising.