Battle of Buôn Ma Thuột

E560368

The Battle of Buôn Ma Thuột was a decisive 1975 engagement in Vietnam’s Central Highlands whose outcome triggered the rapid collapse of South Vietnamese defenses and paved the way for the fall of Saigon.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Ban Me Thuot 2
Battle of Buôn Ma Thuột canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Buon Ma Thuot Campaign
belligerent North Vietnam
South Vietnam
campaign Central Highlands Campaign of 1975
combatant Army of the Republic of Vietnam
People's Army of Vietnam
commander Trần Văn Trà
Văn Tiến Dũng
conflict Vietnam War
consequence ARVN withdrawal from Central Highlands
Route 7 retreat disaster for South Vietnamese forces
country South Vietnam
countryAtTime Republic of Vietnam
date March 1975
endDate 14 March 1975
followedBy Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Hue–Da Nang Campaign
hasCause North Vietnamese strategy to end the war quickly
hasEffect accelerated political crisis in Saigon government
weakened ARVN morale and cohesion
historicalPeriod late Cold War
involvedForceType air support
armored units
artillery units
infantry units
involvedRegion Indochina
location Buôn Ma Thuột
Central Highlands of Vietnam
Đắk Lắk Province
militaryTheater Central Highlands theater of operations
opponent Communist forces of North Vietnam
anti-communist forces of South Vietnam
opposingCommander Phạm Văn Phú
outcome collapse of South Vietnamese defenses in Central Highlands
triggered rapid North Vietnamese advance toward Saigon
partOf 1975 Spring Offensive
final North Vietnamese offensive in South Vietnam
precededBy Phước Long campaign
result decisive North Vietnamese victory
significance decisive turning point in final phase of Vietnam War
pivotal battle leading to the fall of Saigon
startDate 10 March 1975
strategicObjective capture of Buôn Ma Thuột city
sever South Vietnamese control of Central Highlands
year 1975

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Highlands notableBattle Battle of Buôn Ma Thuột
1975 Spring Offensive keyEvent Battle of Ban Me Thuot
linked to: Battle of Buôn Ma Thuột
Hue–Da Nang Campaign precededBy Battle of Ban Me Thuot
linked to: Battle of Buôn Ma Thuột