Date |
1 November 1955 (1955-11-01) - 1971
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Location |
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand
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Result |
North Vietnamese victory
- Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina
- Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
- South Vietnam is annexed by North Vietnam
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Anti-communist forces:
South Vietnam
United States
South Korea
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Khmer Republic
Kingdom of Laos
Supported by:
Philippines
Spain
Taiwan
| Communist forces:
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Khmer Rouge
Pathet Lao
Supported by:
Soviet Union
China
Cuba
North Korea
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Burma
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~1,830,000 (1968)
South Vietnam: 850,000
United States: 536,100
Free World Military Forces: 65,000
South Korea: 50,000
Australia: 7,672
Thailand, Philippines: 10,450
New Zealand: 552
| 461,000+
North Vietnam: 287,465 (January 1968)
China: 170,000 (1969)
Soviet Union: 3,000
North Korea: 300–600
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