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Fall of Phnom Penh

Fall of Phnom Penh was a battle fought on 17 April 1975 at Phnom Penh, in what is now Cambodia. The recorded result: Khmer Rouge victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 against ~20,000.

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Fought17 April 1975
WherePhnom Penh, Cambodia11.570N, 104.921E
OutcomeKhmer Rouge victory
BelligerentsKhmer RougeagainstKhmer Republic
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date17 April 1975
PlacePhnom Penh, Cambodia
11.570N, 104.921E
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength40,000~20,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Pol Pot
  • Lon Nol
  • Sak Sutsakhan
  • Sisowath Sirik Matak
  • Long Boret
  • Lon Non
  • Vong Sarendy
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1975

Fall of Phnom Penh is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day Cambodia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85760415, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Fall of Phnom Penh, revision 1384332657, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.