battle, Cold War
Battle of Saigon
Battle of Saigon was a battle fought in 1955 at Ho Chi Minh City, in what is now Vietnam. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ho Chi Minh City. The recorded result: Diệm's government victory.
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Record
| Date | 1955 (year precision) to 1955 | |
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| Place | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10.776N, 106.702E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Casualties and losses | 500–1,000 deaths | |
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Nearest engagements
- Fall of Saigon 1975, 0.7 km NW
- Tet Offensive attack on US Embassy 1968, 0.9 km N
- Battle of Ky Hoa 1861, 3.9 km W
- Battle of Saigon 1968, 3.9 km W
- Battle of South Saigon 1968, 4.0 km SW
Elsewhere in 1955
- Battle of Yijiangshan Islands People's Republic of China
- Battle of Philippeville Algeria
- Battle of Dachen Archipelago People's Republic of China
- Battle of Spilia Cyprus
- First Battle of El Djorf Algeria
Battle of Saigon is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3380491, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Saigon (1955), revision 1370587981, 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.