Tet Offensive Sự kiện Tết Mậu Thân |
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
A number of North Vietnamese targets during the Tet Offensive |
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Belligerents | |||||||
South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand |
Viet Cong North Vietnam |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Cao Văn Viên William Westmoreland |
Hoàng Văn Thái Võ Nguyên Giáp |
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Strength | |||||||
~1,000,000 | Phase 1: ~80,000 Total: ~323,000 – 595,000 |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
In phase 1: South Vietnam: |
In phase 1:: 75,000+ casualties Total 3 phases: 111,179 casualties (45,267 killed, 61,267 wounded, 5,070 missing) |
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Civilian: 14,000 killed, 24,000 wounded |
In phase 1: South Vietnam:
4,954 killed
15,917 wounded
926 missing
Others:
4,124 killed
19,295 wounded
604 missing
Total casualties in Phase 1:
Approximately 45,820 casualties
(9,078 killed, 35,212 wounded, 1,530 missing)
123 aircraft destroyed, 214 heavily damaged and 215 medium damaged