The battle of Cholon and Phú Thọ Racetrack began during the early hours of 31 January 1968 and continued until 11 February 1968. The attacks by Vietcong (VC) forces were one of several major attacks around Saigon in the first days of the Tet offensive. Background · Battle

The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 [A 1] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

After the fight for the racetrack, Cholon became the site of a bitter house-to-house battle as the ARVN 38th Ranger Battalion fought to retake the district.

Vietnamese Skyraiders rent the air with ferocious whines as they dive-bombed sections of the city, notably the Chinese quarter of Cholon, which was honeycombed ...

45 battle-weary guerrillas emerged from the rubble of the houses to surrender to the South Vietnamese. Many of them were wounded, some seriously.

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Vietnamese Rangers during the fighting in Cholon; Saigon. Series Description. This 13 part series covers the history of Vietnam from France's colonial control, ...

16 сент. 2024 г. · North Vietnamese units in Cho Lon, a historically Chinese district west of Saigon, were blasted out in prolonged fighting that demolished large ...

SOUTH VIETNAM: CLEAN UP AFTER CHOLON STREET FIGHTING. FIGHTING IN CHOLON LAST THURSDAY (JUNE 6) HAS FURTHER DEVASTATED THE COMBAT-TORN TWIN CITY OF SAIGON.