Battle of Sài Gòn
During the early hours of 31 January 1968 the Việt Cộng launched several major attacks around Saigon in the first days of the Tet Offensive. The attacks were repulsed by ARVN and U.S. forces, with the Việt Cộng suffering heavy losses and causing substantial damage to the densely populated area of Cho Lon.
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The First Battle of Sài Gòn began on 31 January 1968 as part of the wider Tet Offensive. During the opening phase of the offensive, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched coordinated attacks across South Vietnam, with Sài Gòn as one of their main targets. In the capital, fighting broke out at multiple key locations, including the U.S. Embassy, the National Broadcasting Station, and Tan Son Nhut Air Base.
Although Communist forces briefly penetrated parts of the city and achieved a major psychological shock, they failed to hold Sài Gòn or trigger the general uprising they had hoped for. South Vietnamese and U.S. forces regained control after intense urban fighting, and the battle became one of the most famous actions of the Tet Offensive because it showed that even the South Vietnamese capital was vulnerable to sudden attack.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Tet Offensive
- Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968
- Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, The Battle for Saigon
- Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, On 31 January the NVA/VC entered Saigon and attacked several facilities