The Tet Offensive [a] was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on 30 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and ...

2025年1月24日 · Tet Offensive, attacks staged by North Vietnamese forces beginning in the early hours of January 31, 1968, during the Vietnam War. The attacks were carried out by some 85,000 troops against five major South Vietnamese cities, dozens of military installations, and scores of towns and villages throughout South Vietnam.

2025年1月18日 · Tet 1968. The most tragic example of U.S. media aid to the cause of North Vietnam was the reporting on the major Communist offensive launched on January 30, 1968 during the truce for the Tet (Vietnamese New Year) celebrations. ... “Unknown to us, the rest of Vietnam was embroiled in a major enemy attack that came to be known as the ’68 Tet ...

2009年10月29日 · The Tet Offensive of 1968 was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks against more than 100 cities and outposts in U.S.-supported South Vietnam.

In late January, 1968, during the lunar new year (or “Tet”) holiday, North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. The U.S. and South Vietnamese militaries sustained heavy losses before finally repelling the communist assault.

2023年2月7日 · On Jan. 30, 1968, in a wave of coordinated surprise attacks, Ho Chi Minh sent 70,000 of his troops and members of the Viet Cong — guerilla allies from the south — to overrun military bases ...

2024年1月21日 · The Tet Offensive began on January 30, 1968, with a wave of surprise attacks launched across South Vietnam. The sheer scale and coordination of the offensive were unprecedented, targeting major cities, provincial capitals, and even the U.S. Embassy in Saigon.

In late January 1968, during the Vietnamese lunar new year (Tet) holiday, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong guerilla fighters launched a massive coordinated offensive against U.S. and allied forces across South Vietnam. The offensive largely took U.S. forces by surprise, and fierce fighting broke out across the country.

Beginning on January 30, 1968, the Tet Offensive consisted of surprise attacks by the North Vietnamese against more than 100 military and civilian control centers all over South Vietnam. The Tet Offensive began with the invasion and occupation of Hue …

2025年1月15日 · It was a campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam. The name is the truncated version of the Lunar New Year festival name in Vietnamese, Tết Nguyên Đán, with the offense chosen during a holiday period as most ARVN personnel were on leave. [15]