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| − | The '''Vietcong''', or '''National Liberation Front''', was a Communist army | + | The '''Vietcong''', or '''National Liberation Front''', was a Communist army that fought the governments of [[South Vietnam]] and the United States during the [[Vietnam War]] (1959-1975). The Vietcong is best known for the Tet offensive of 1968, in which they killed thousands of people. The offensive included an attack on the U.S. embassy in Saigon which received extended worldwide media attention.<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong--attack-us-embassy</ref> |
During the war, Communist propaganda insisted that the Vietcong was an insurgency indigenous to the South. Memoirs written after the war by Tran Van Tra and others reveal that this was a hoax. Nguyen Huu Tho, the group's chairman and token non-Communist, was a figurehead. The military commanders, including Tra himself, were North Vietnamese army officers who ignored Tho and the other civilian leaders. Strategy was determined by the Military Commission in Hanoi. | During the war, Communist propaganda insisted that the Vietcong was an insurgency indigenous to the South. Memoirs written after the war by Tran Van Tra and others reveal that this was a hoax. Nguyen Huu Tho, the group's chairman and token non-Communist, was a figurehead. The military commanders, including Tra himself, were North Vietnamese army officers who ignored Tho and the other civilian leaders. Strategy was determined by the Military Commission in Hanoi. | ||
| − | + | Some 2800-6000 South Vietnamese were killed in the [[Massacre of Hue]]. The group was also responsible for the Dak Son Massacre, another war crime. It is not well known because the liberal media hushes up the crimes of the Vietcong. | |
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| + | The U.S. Congress, controlled by Democrats eager to get back at President Nixon, cut off funding to South Vietnam in August 1974.<ref>http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-cuts-military-aid-to-south-vietnam</ref> The South Vietnamese army ran out of ammunition and fuel soon afterward. The North Vietnamese marched into Saigon in April 1975. The Vietcong was dissolved in 1977. | ||
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Revision as of 07:43, January 11, 2014
The Vietcong, or National Liberation Front, was a Communist army that fought the governments of South Vietnam and the United States during the Vietnam War (1959-1975). The Vietcong is best known for the Tet offensive of 1968, in which they killed thousands of people. The offensive included an attack on the U.S. embassy in Saigon which received extended worldwide media attention.[1]
During the war, Communist propaganda insisted that the Vietcong was an insurgency indigenous to the South. Memoirs written after the war by Tran Van Tra and others reveal that this was a hoax. Nguyen Huu Tho, the group's chairman and token non-Communist, was a figurehead. The military commanders, including Tra himself, were North Vietnamese army officers who ignored Tho and the other civilian leaders. Strategy was determined by the Military Commission in Hanoi.
Some 2800-6000 South Vietnamese were killed in the Massacre of Hue. The group was also responsible for the Dak Son Massacre, another war crime. It is not well known because the liberal media hushes up the crimes of the Vietcong.
The U.S. Congress, controlled by Democrats eager to get back at President Nixon, cut off funding to South Vietnam in August 1974.[2] The South Vietnamese army ran out of ammunition and fuel soon afterward. The North Vietnamese marched into Saigon in April 1975. The Vietcong was dissolved in 1977.
References
- ↑ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong--attack-us-embassy
- ↑ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-cuts-military-aid-to-south-vietnam
