Ho Chi Minh Campaign

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The Ho Chi Minh Campaign was the final major North Vietnamese offensive in 1975 that captured Saigon and effectively ended the Vietnam War with the collapse of South Vietnam.

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instanceOf military campaign
offensive
alsoKnownAs Chiến dịch Hồ Chí Minh
belligerent Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Viet Cong
Vietnam People’s Army
casusBelli North Vietnamese drive for final victory over South Vietnam
commander Du Quoc Dong
linked to: Van Tien Dung

Tran Van Tra
Van Tien Dung
commandStructure B2 Front
Vietnam People’s Army General Staff
conflict Vietnam War
country North Vietnam
date April 1975
effect mass evacuation of US personnel from Saigon
start of large-scale refugee outflow from South Vietnam
endTime 1975-04-30
followedBy formal reunification of Vietnam
hasPart Battle of Xuan Loc
assault on Tan Son Nhat Airport
capture of the Independence Palace
encirclement of Saigon
location Bien Hoa
Gia Dinh Province
Saigon
South Vietnam
Vung Tau
militaryStrategy encirclement and isolation of Saigon
rapid armored thrusts into Saigon
namedAfter Ho Chi Minh
objective capture Saigon
overthrow the Republic of Vietnam government
opponent Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces
South Vietnam
partOf Vietnam War
plannedBy General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army
precededBy Hue–Da Nang Campaign
Tay Nguyen Campaign
result North Vietnamese victory
collapse of South Vietnam
end of the Vietnam War
fall of Saigon
linked to: Fall of Saigon
significance decisive offensive ending the Vietnam War
significantEvent raising of the Viet Cong flag over the Independence Palace
startTime 1975-04-26
timePeriod final phase of the Vietnam War

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People's Army of Vietnam notableBattle Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Trần Văn Trà roleIn Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Cu Chi tunnels associatedWith Ho Chi Minh City campaign
linked to: Ho Chi Minh Campaign
President of South Vietnam dissolvedFollowing North Vietnamese victory in the Vietnam War
linked to: Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Van Tien Dung notableEvent Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Van Tien Dung participatedIn Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Le Trong Tan notableWork Command of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign
subject linked to: General Le Trong Tan
linked to: Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Le Trong Tan notableWork Command of the 1975 Central Highlands Campaign
subject linked to: General Le Trong Tan
linked to: Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Le Trong Tan battle Ho Chi Minh Campaign
subject linked to: General Le Trong Tan
Vietnamese forces notableBattle Ho Chi Minh Campaign
North Vietnamese high command involvedIn Ho Chi Minh Campaign
PAVN notableBattle Ho Chi Minh Campaign
1975 Spring Offensive alsoKnownAs Ho Chi Minh Campaign
1975 Spring Offensive keyEvent Ho Chi Minh Campaign (final assault on Saigon)
linked to: Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Ho Chi Minh Campaign alsoKnownAs Chiến dịch Hồ Chí Minh
linked to: Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Battle of Phuoc Long followedBy Ho Chi Minh Campaign
341st Division participatedIn Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Battle of Buôn Ma Thuột followedBy Ho Chi Minh Campaign
6th Army Corps conflict Ho Chi Minh Campaign
7th Division (People's Army of Vietnam) participatedIn Ho Chi Minh Campaign
subject linked to: 7th Division
4th Army Corps notableOperation Ho Chi Minh Campaign
4th Army Corps notableBattle Ho Chi Minh City offensive (1975)
linked to: Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Hue–Da Nang Campaign followedBy Ho Chi Minh Campaign
The Final Collapse describes North Vietnamese offensive of 1975
linked to: Ho Chi Minh Campaign