1974 in the Vietnam War

1974 in the Vietnam War
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Location Indochina
Belligerents
Anti-Communist forces:  South Vietnam  United States Khmer Republic Kingdom of Laos	Communist forces:  North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao  Soviet Union  People's Republic of China
Strength
US:
Casualties and losses
US: 178 killed [1] South Vietnam: Killed

January

January 19, 1974

The Battle of the Paracel Islands was an engagement fought between the naval forces of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) in the Paracel Islands on January 19, 1974.^[2]

April

April 27-May 2

The Battle of Svay Rieng was the last major operation of the Vietnam War to be mounted by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) against the Communist People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces.

May

May 16 - November 20

The Battle of the Iron Triangle took place on May 16, 1974, when the 9th Division of the PAVN backed by a small contingent of tanks launched an attack on Rach Bap, took possession of An Dien and pushed south towards Phu Cuong.

July

July 18 - November 3

The Battle of Thượng Đức began on 18 July when a regiment of the PAVN 324th Division overran the An Hoa Industrial Complex and then attacked the town of Thượng Ðức 40 km southwest of Danang. The costly battle would result in a Pyrrhic ARVN victory.

August

August 9

U.S. President Richard Nixon resigns due the Watergate Scandal. He is succeeded as president by Vice President Gerald Ford.

December

From July 1965 to the end of 1974, fighting in Vietnam was attended by some 6,500 officers and generals, as well as more than 4,500 soldiers and sergeants of the Soviet Armed Forces.^[3]

December 13, 1974-January 6, 1975

The Battle of Phuoc Long took place in Phuoc Long Province, about 100 km (62 mi) from South Vietnam's capital, Saigon, at present day Phuoc Binh. The campaign against Phuoc Long reflected North Vietnam's change in policy after the strategic raids of 1974, taking full advantage of South Vietnam's critical military situation.

December 13, 1974 – April 30, 1975

The Ho Chi Minh Campaign was the final title applied to a series of increasingly large-scale and ambitious offensive operations by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam which began on 13 December 1974.

Year in numbers

Armed Force	KIA	Reference		Military costs - 1974	Military costs in 2016 US$	Reference
South Vietnam ARVN
United States US Forces	1	[1]
North Vietnam

Bibliography

Notes

1. United States 2010
2. Hickey 2001, p. 21
3. (Russian): "Soviet rocketeer: After our arrival in Vietnam, American pilots refused to fly". rus.ruvr.ru. January 29, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.

References

• Hickey, Dennis Van Vranken (2001). The armies of East Asia: China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Koreas (2001 ed.). Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 1-55587-992-6. - Total pages: 273
• United States, Government (2010). "Statistical information about casualties of the Vietnam War". National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010.