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Battle of South Saigon

Battle of South Saigon was a battle fought on 12 May 1968 at District 8, in what is now Vietnam. The recorded result: Allied military victory.

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May Offensive Saigon May 1968
May Offensive Saigon May 1968. US Army Center of Military History, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 May 1968
WhereDistrict 8, Vietnam10.747N, 106.680E
OutcomeAllied military victory
BelligerentsUnited States; South VietnamagainstViet Cong
Casualties and losses27 killedandUS body count 200–250 killed

Record

Date12 May 1968
PlaceDistrict 8, Vietnam
10.747N, 106.680E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and losses27 killedUS body count 200–250 killed
Commanders
  • Lieutenant colonel (United States)
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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.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1861 and 1975.

Elsewhere in 1968

Battle of South 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 Q85745930, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of South Saigon, revision 1370589737, 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.