Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang
The attacks on Da Nang (29 January – 11 February 1968), were a series of attacks in the Tet Offensive launched by the North Vietnamese People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) during the Vietnam War. The attacks were repulsed by combined United States Marine Corps (USMC), United States Army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) forces with the PAVN/VC suffering heavy losses.
| Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang | |||||||
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| Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War | |||||||
Map of the Da Nang vital area | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United States South Vietnam South Korea |
Viet Cong North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Donn J. Robertson Hoàng Xuân Lãm | Giáp Văn Cương | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Marine Division 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment 51st Regiment South Vietnamese Rangers South Vietnamese Regional Force South Vietnamese Popular Force 2nd Marine Brigade |
2nd Division C-130th Battalion R-20th Battalion V-25th Battalion 2nd Sapper Battalion 402nd Sapper Battalion Local Force Companies | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 142 killed | US/ARVN body count: 1,200-1,400 killed | ||||||
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