BELLIGERENT // 4 wars
North Vietnam
Wikidata · Q172640
Active span
1946 – 1989
Profile
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam, was a country in Southeast Asia from 1945 to 1976, with sovereignty recognized in July 1954, after which it became commonly known as North Vietnam. A member of the communist Eastern Bloc, it opposed the anti-communist, French-supported State of Vietnam and later the Western-allied Republic of Vietnam. North Vietnam launched a successful military offensive against South Vietnam in 1975 and ceased to exist the following year when it merged with the South to become the contemporary Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Where they fought
12 of 23 plotted
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When they fought
23 battles · 3 wars
Most active in 1975 — 4 catalogued battles.
Battles
23 engagements
January 2, 1963
Battle of Ap Bac
Vietnam War
November 1, 1963
Battle of Lak Sao
Laotian Civil War
August 2, 1964
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Vietnam War
August 5, 1964
Operation Pierce Arrow
Vietnam War
Nov 1965
Ia Drang
Vietnam War
February 7, 1965
Operation Flaming Dart
Vietnam War
August 18, 1966
Battle of Long Tan
Vietnam War
January 8, 1967
Operation Cedar Falls
Vietnam War
March 2, 1968
Battle of Hue
Vietnam War
Jan–Jul 1968
Khe Sanh
Vietnam War
1968
Tet Offensive
Vietnam War
May 10, 1969
Battle of Hamburger Hill
Vietnam War
March 18, 1969
Operation Menu
Vietnam War
April 29, 1970
Cambodian campaign
Vietnam War
November 21, 1970
Operation Ivory Coast
Vietnam War
February 8, 1971
Operation Lam Son 719
Vietnam War
October 22, 1972
Easter Offensive
Vietnam War
December 18, 1972
Operation Linebacker II
Vietnam War
January 19, 1974
Battle of the Paracel Islands
Vietnam War
January 1, 1975
1975 spring offensive
Vietnam War
April 9, 1975
Battle of Xuan Loc
Vietnam War
April 30, 1975
Fall of Saigon
Vietnam War
April 12, 1975
Operation Eagle Pull
Cambodian Civil War
Commanders of North Vietnam
16 catalogued
Đặng Vũ Hiệp
Hồ Chí Minh
general1890–1969
Hoàng Văn Thái
army general1915–1986
Lã Ngọc Châu
Lê Duẩn
member of the National Assembly of Vietnam1907–1986
Lê Đức Anh
army general1920–2019
Lê Đức Thọ
general1911–1990
Lê Xuân Phôi
Nguyễn Chí Thanh
army general1913–1967
Nguyễn Hữu An
colonel general1926–1995
Nguyễn Văn Định
Phạm Công Cửu
Phạm Hùng
member of the National Assembly of Vietnam1912–1988
Phạm Văn Đồng
member of the National Assembly of Vietnam1906–2000
Trần Văn Trà
général de corps d'armée1918–1996
Văn Tiến Dũng
general of the army1917–2002
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