May Offensive

Phase Two of the Tet Offensive of 1968 was launched by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) against targets throughout South Vietnam, including Saigon from 29 April to 30 May 1968. The May Offensive was comparable in bloodshed to the initial phase of the Tet Offensive. The United States (US) had 2,169 men killed by hostile action in the month of May, making it the deadliest month of the entire Vietnam War for US forces, but South Vietnamese losses were 3,467, significantly less than the 5,025 killed in February during the original Tet Offensive. The US claim that PAVN/VC losses exceeded 24,000 killed and over 2,000 captured. The May Offensive was a costly defeat for the PAVN/VC.

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1968 May Offensive

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1860 — 1861 Siege of Saigon

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1861 Battle of Ky Hoa

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1861 Capture of Bien Hoa

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1955 Battle of Saigon

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1960 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt

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1962 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing

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1964 September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt

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1965 1965 South Vietnamese coup

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1965 Battle of Song Be

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1968 Battle of Saigon

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1968 Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base

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1968 Tet Offensive attack on US Embassy

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1968 Tet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long Binh

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1968 Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack

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1968 Action of 1 March 1968

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1968-05-12T00:00:00Z

1968 Battle of South Saigon

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1968 Battle of West Saigon

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1968-09-27T00:00:00Z

1968 Phase III Offensive

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1974 — 1975 1975 spring offensive

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1975-04-04T00:00:00Z

1975 Operation Babylift

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1975-04-28T00:00:00Z

1975 Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base

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1975 Fall of Saigon

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1771 — 1773 Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1771-1773

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1945 — 1946 Operation Masterdom

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1955 — 1975 Vietnam War

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1959 — 1963 War in Vietnam (1959–1963)

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1973 War of the flags

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716th MP fires on VC in Saigon during the May Offensive

Saigon firemen remove the body of a VC killed in the May Offensive

ARVN Airborne soldier holds AK-47 captured from VC prisoner

Weapons captured by the ARVN Airborne during the fighting at the French Cemetery, 7 May 1968

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SFC Howard C. Breedlove Motion Picture Cameraman, DASPO, receives medical treatment from an ARVN medic

Company B, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry soldiers rest during mopping up operations near the Y Bridge

A member of the 7th Battalion, ARVN Airborne Division, tries to locate VC sniper near Tan Son Nhut

Vietcong

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1955	South Vietnam		Wikidata
area	region	1969	Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		FULRO insurgency against Vietnam	insurgency	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1860	Siege of Saigon	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Ky Hoa	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Capture of Bien Hoa	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1955	Battle of Saigon	France, battle, State of Vietnam	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1960	1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1962	1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing	Pham Phu Quoc, Nguyễn Văn Cử, attempted coup d'état, bombardment	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1964	September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1965	1965 South Vietnamese coup	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1965	Battle of Song Be	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of Saigon	United States, North Vietnam, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Tet Offensive attack on US Embassy	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Tet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long Binh	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack	battle, offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Action of 1 March 1968	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	May Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of South Saigon	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of West Saigon	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Phase III Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1974	1975 spring offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1975	Operation Babylift	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1975	Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base	bombardment	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1975	Fall of Saigon	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1771	Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1771-1773	war	Wikidata
event	war	1945	Operation Masterdom	France, United Kingdom, war, Vietnamese Independence League	Wikidata
event	war	1955	Vietnam War	North Korea, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, New Zealand, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam, Khmer Rouge, GRUNK, Pathet Lao, United States, People's Republic of China, Australia, proxy war, Kingdom of Laos, Kingdom of Cambodia, Khmer Republic, Many Flags	Wikidata
event	war	1959	War in Vietnam (1959–1963)	war phase	Wikidata
event	war	1973	War of the flags	war phase	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1952	Republic of Vietnam Navy	navy	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1978	Ba Son Corporation	holding company, business, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company, defense industry	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort of Ki Hoa	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Vietnam People's Air Force Museum, Ho Chi Minh City	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	War Remnants Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Vietnamchildsoldier		Commons
commons	image		716th MP fires on VC in Saigon during the May Offensive		Commons
commons	image		Saigon firemen remove the body of a VC killed in the May Offensive		Commons
commons	image		ARVN Airborne soldier holds AK-47 captured from VC prisoner		Commons
commons	image		Weapons captured by the ARVN Airborne during the fighting at the French Cemetery, 7 May 1968		Commons
commons	image		VietnamchildsoldierEdit		Commons
commons	image		SFC Howard C. Breedlove Motion Picture Cameraman, DASPO, receives medical treatment from an ARVN medic		Commons
commons	image		Company B, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry soldiers rest during mopping up operations near the Y Bridge		Commons
commons	image		A member of the 7th Battalion, ARVN Airborne Division, tries to locate VC sniper near Tan Son Nhut		Commons
commons	image		Vietcong		Commons