The “TET” OFFENSIVE 1968surprised attack named “General Attacking / General Up‐rising”...
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The “TET” OFFENSIVE 1968Planning, Preparation and the Results
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TET OFFENSIVE 1968
“TET” is the celebration of the lunar New Year in Vietnam. It is the most important holiday in the Vietnamese tradition, it is time for family reunion, visiting friends, entertainment and trying for lucks
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Dragon Dance
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TET CELEBRATION
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TET OFFENSIVE 1968
Taking advantage of the cease‐fires of the sacred holiday, the communists launched a surprised attack named “General Attacking / General Up‐rising” (TCK / TKN) on all major cities in South Vietnam. On military stand point, the attack was a failure but it caused a shock in South Vietnam as well in America
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PLANNING
Ha Noi prepared for the attack in the spring 1967, Politic Bureau in Ha Noi requested a change in military tactic. And then the decision numbered 13 was released to call for a victory in a shortest time.
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Immediate goal of the VC
Utilize all effort to push the American out of Vietnam to form a federation government in which the National Liberation Front (NLF) plays a vital role.
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Communist’s goal
Communist cadres and soldiers must take on three duties: Against American in both military and politic. Destroy the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Armed Forces and cause the distrustful on the RVN’s government from the people. Pushed forward strongly the political warfare to urge the people up‐raising.
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“General Attacking – General Uprising”or TCK‐TKN plan
The “General Attacking – General Uprising” or TCK‐TKN plan means it includes two phases: first to attack, second to uprising.
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PREPARATION
The VC started working on the plan weeks before the Tet. They smuggled weapons, ammunition, explosions into the cities by hiding on the beds of the transportation trucks.
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PREPARATION
Once, the weapons got inside the cities, they were kept inside the houses of their secret cells and buried in the cemeteries. These cemeteries were also selected as assembly points for the attacks.
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PREPARATION
Days closed to the New Year, many VCs dressed in civilian clothes with fake IDs got inside the cities and were hidden in the houses of their secret cells.
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ATTACKING PLAN
• Select important military, governmental installations inside the cities and use sapper units that already infiltrated into the cities for the initial, surprised attacks.
• Regular units will then follow to finish the battles.
• Control populated areas (slumps). Political cadres following these units will do propaganda, urging people to revolt against the RVN government
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ATTACKS
The communists tried to synchronize the attacks on all over South Vietnam on the first two days of the Lunar New Year. The major attack was Saigon city where they deployed about 15 battalions included regular, regional, and two sapper units
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ATTACKS
• Battalion 2 “Go Mon” with a sapper unit J1/F100 attacked gate 4 of the Joint General Staffs Headquarters.
• Sapper unit F100 attacked radio station, gate 5 of the JGS headquarters, Independence Palace, Naval headquarters, US embassy, and Philippine embassy.
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ATTACKS
• Battalions 267, 269 with unit from 271 regiment attacked Tan Son Nhat airbase.
• Battalion 3 “Di An” or 3/165A attacked the Hang Xanh area.
• Battalion 6 “Binh Tan” or 6/165A attacked the areas of Phu Tho and Ba Hat.
• Battalion 508 “Long An” attacked the area of Binh Tay.
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ARVN’s COUNTERATTACK
On the 5th of February, 1968, the ARVN opened the campaign “Tran Hung Dao”, name of the general who defeated the Mongol to sweep the communists out of the city. General Cao Van Vien, Chief of Joint General Staffs directly was in charge of the campaign
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RVN CASUALTIES
Army Republic of Vietnam: Feb, 1968 Mar, 1968
• Killed in action: 3,501 1,453
• Wounded: 10,678 4,419
• Missing in action: 543 383
Weapons lost:
• Team operated: 106 78
• Individual: 1,418 741
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ALLIED CASUALTIES
Allied
• Killed in action: 2,832 1,292
• Wounded: 15,832 3,453
• Missing in action: 352 252
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RVN and Allied Aircrafts
• Destroyed: 63 60
• Heavy damage: 154 60
• Light damage: 99 116
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ENEMY CASUALTIES
• Killed in action: 41,181 17,192• Captured: 7,391 2,070
Weapons lost (captured by ARVN):• Team operated: 1,504 837• Individual: 3,241 1,646
(captured by Allied)• Team operated: 1,419 491• Individual: 5,838 2,463
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CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
• Killed: 14,300
• Wounded: 24,000
• Houses destroyed: 72,000
• Refugees: 627,000
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