Tet Offensive Sự kiện Tết Mậu Thân | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
Map indicating towns and cities in which significant fighting occurred during the Tet Offensive of 1968 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
South Vietnam United States Allied Forces | Viet Cong North Vietnam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu Cao Văn Viên Lyndon B. Johnson William Westmoreland Chae Myung-shin | Lê Duẩn Lê Đức Thọ Văn Tiến Dũng Hoàng Văn Thái Trần Văn Trà | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~1,000,000[5] | Phase 1: ~80,000 Total: ~323,000 – 595,000[6] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
In Phase One: Total for 3 phases: UnknownSouth Vietnam: 4,954 killed 15,917 wounded 926 missing Others: 4,124 killed 19,295 wounded 604 missing Total casualties in Phase One: 45,820 casualties (9,078 killed, 35,212 wounded, 1,530 missing)[7][8] 123 aircraft destroyed, 214 heavily damaged and 215 medium damaged[9] | In Phase One: RVN/US Est. 17,000 killed and 20,000 wounded One PAVN Source: 5,000+ KIA, 10,000 WIA, 7,000 Captured[10] Phase One, Phase Two and Phase Three: Trần Văn Trà Reports: 75,000+ casualties (KIA and WIA)[11] PAVN Source: 111,179 casualties (45,267 killed, 61,267 wounded, 5,070 missing)[12][13] | ||||||
Civilian: 14,000 killed, 24,000 wounded |
Vietnam War timeline |
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DRV General Secretary: Lê Duẩn / President: Ho Chi Minh General Secretary: Lê Duẩn / President: Tôn Đức Thắng │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ |