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The fall of Saigon [9] was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by North Vietnam on 30 April 1975. This decisive event led to the collapse of the South Vietnamese government and the evacuation of thousands of U.S. personnel and South Vietnamese civilians, and marked the end of the Vietnam War .
Reaching the Trailside village of Moung Nong, the forward two companies attacked the rear of the 50,000 man People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) garrison on 8 February 1971, just as Operation Lam Son 719 was launched by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and diverted at least six PAVN battalions away from the ARVN assault. [4]: 286–90
29 October. ARVN units engaged a PAVN force near Snuol, Cambodia killing 44 PAVN for the loss of one ARVN. In fighting elsewhere 41 VC were killed. [93] 30 October. The PAVN attacked Landing Zone Oasis occupied by the 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery and elements of B Battery, 4th Battalion, 60th Artillery resulting in three U.S. killed. [94]
The assault on Saigon began with a PAVN bombardment of Bien Hoa Air Base 30 kilometres (19 miles) northeast of Saigon. Biên Hòa was the largest airbase in South Vietnam. It was quickly abandoned by South Vietnamese forces. [6]: 177 27 April. The first PAVN rockets fell in downtown Saigon, killing 6 people. [4]: 438
Murder, kidnapping, torture and intimidation were a routine part of Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) operations during the Vietnam War.They were intended to liquidate opponents such as officials, leaders, military personnel, civilians who collaborated with the South Vietnamese government, erode the morale of South Vietnamese government employees, cow the populace and boost ...
On 2 October after taking heavy fire Troop A gunships killed 4 PAVN. On the same day Troop B gunships killed 2 PAVN. On 4 October Troop C gunships killed 1 PAVN. [3]: 12 The 2/17th Cavalry claimed 1339 PAVN killed and 2 captured and 96 weapons destroyed and 27 individual and 9 crew-served weapons captured for US losses of 31 killed. [3]: 13
Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and "at-risk" Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam, before the takeover of the city by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in the Fall of Saigon. It was carried out on 29–30 April 1975, during the last days of the Vietnam War. More than 7,000 ...
VC losses in and around Saigon between 5 and 13 May amounted to 3,058 dead [6] [3]: 32 and 221 captured [3]: 32 [7] ARVN losses were 90 dead and 16 missing while US losses were 76 dead and 1 missing. [3]: 32 VC/PAVN forces evacuating east from Saigon engaged the 1st Australian Task Force in the Battle of Coral–Balmoral from 12 May to 6 June.