Tet Offensive
January 30 – September 23, 1968 · Huế
Result U.S. – South Vietnamese victory
Coordinated surprise attacks by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces on cities across South Vietnam during the Tet holiday. They were beaten back with heavy losses, but the offensive turned American opinion against the war.
North Vietnam and Viet Cong
South Vietnam and allies
Other
Lê Duẩn
military commander
Pham Hung
military commander
Le Duc Anh
military commander
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Defence Minister of North Vietnam, Planned the offensive with other leaders
Lê Đức Thọ
military commander
Văn Tiến Dũng
military commander
Trần Văn Trà
military commander
Hoàng Văn Thái
military commander
Lyndon B. Johnson
belligerent leader
Robert McNamara
belligerent leader
Clark Clifford
military commander
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
military commander
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
military commander
William Westmoreland
US commander in Vietnam, Commanded US forces
Cao Van Vien
military commander
Đỗ Cao Trí
military commander
Strength and losses
- Strength
- c. 323,000–595,000
- Strength
- c. 1,300,000
South Vietnam Killed 4,954 · Wounded 15,917 · Missing 926