battle, Cold War
Battle of Thượng Đức
Battle of Thượng Đức was a battle fought on 11 November 1974 in what is now Vietnam. The recorded result: South Vietnamese Pyrrhic victory.
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Fought11 November 1974
WhereVietnam15.852N, 107.948E
OutcomeSouth Vietnamese Pyrrhic victory
BelligerentsNorth VietnamagainstSouth Vietnam
Record
| Date | 11 November 1974 to 3 November 1974 | |
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| Place | Vietnam 15.852N, 107.948E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Casualties and losses | North Vietnam claims: 921 dead and 2,000+ wounded; South Vietnam claims: 2,000+ dead and 5,000+ wounded | 500+ dead and nearly 2,000 wounded (Airborne Division only); North Vietnam claims: 5,000 killed or captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Thượng Đức 1968, same recorded site
- Battle of Duc Duc 1974, 21 km SE
- Siege of Tourane 1858, 39 km NE
- Battle of Nam Dong 1964, 41 km NW
- Battle of Kham Duc 1968, 49 km S
Elsewhere in 1974
- Battle of the Paracel Islands People's Republic of China
- Battle of Phuoc Long Vietnam
- Battle of Kampot Cambodia
- Battle of Pentemili beachhead Cyprus
- Battle of the Iron Triangle Vietnam
Battle of Thượng Đức 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 Q18737237, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Thượng Đức (1974), revision 1381836502, 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.