Tet Offensive

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The Tet Offensive was a major 1968 campaign of surprise attacks by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces across South Vietnam that dramatically shifted U.S. public opinion and marked a turning point in the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf campaign of the Vietnam War ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ
belligerent Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
Viet Cong ⓘ
casualties heavy casualties for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces ⓘ
significant civilian casualties in South Vietnam ⓘ
codename General Offensive and Uprising ⓘ
commander Nguyen Chi Thanh (early planning influence) ⓘ
Vo Nguyen Giap (strategic planning role) ⓘ
linked to: Vo Nguyen Giap

William C. Westmoreland (U.S. forces) ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
countryInvolved Australia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
North Vietnam ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
South Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Vietnam

Thailand ⓘ
United States ⓘ
date launched during Tet lunar new year holiday ⓘ
effect beginning of de-escalation of U.S. ground involvement in Vietnam ⓘ
decision by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson not to seek re-election ⓘ
erosion of U.S. public confidence in official claims of progress ⓘ
increased anti-war movement in the United States ⓘ
shift in U.S. public opinion against the Vietnam War ⓘ
endDate 1968-09-23 ⓘ
location Hue ⓘ
Khe Sanh area ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Khe Sanh

Saigon ⓘ
South Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Vietnam

U.S. bases in South Vietnam ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive television coverage in the United States ⓘ
namedAfter Tet holiday ⓘ
notableImage images of fighting in U.S. Embassy compound in Saigon ⓘ
photograph of execution of Nguyen Van Lem ⓘ
objective incite popular uprising in South Vietnam ⓘ
undermine U.S. and South Vietnamese morale ⓘ
partOf Vietnam War ⓘ
result military victory for United States and South Vietnam in tactical terms ⓘ
strategic and political victory for North Vietnam and Viet Cong ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Hue ⓘ
Battle of Khe Sanh (related phase) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Khe Sanh

attack on U.S. Embassy in Saigon ⓘ
startDate 1968-01-30 ⓘ
strategy surprise attacks across urban centers and military installations ⓘ
turningPointIn U.S. domestic support for the Vietnam War ⓘ
overall course of the Vietnam War ⓘ
year 1968 ⓘ

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Vietnam War → significantEvent → Tet Offensive ⓘ
3rd Marine Division → conflict → Tet Offensive ⓘ
Battle of Hue → partOf → Tet Offensive ⓘ
Battle of Hue → hasCause → Tet Offensive ⓘ
Viet Cong → notableEngagement → Tet Offensive ⓘ
Viet Cong → notableOperation → Saigon attacks during Tet Offensive ⓘ
linked to: Tet Offensive
Easter Offensive → follows → Tet Offensive ⓘ
Vo Nguyen Giap → participantIn → Tet Offensive ⓘ
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The Fighting First → notableEngagement → Tet Offensive ⓘ
Walter Cronkite → reportedOn → 1968 Tet Offensive ⓘ
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Le Trong Tan → battle → Tet Offensive ⓘ
subject linked to: General Le Trong Tan
Vietnamese forces → notableBattle → Tết Offensive ⓘ
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U.S. Embassy Saigon → notableEvent → Tet Offensive ⓘ
U.S. Embassy Saigon → notableEvent → Attack on the U.S. Embassy in Saigon (1968) ⓘ
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Bến Tre → notableFor → Tet Offensive uprisings ⓘ
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39th Infantry Regiment → campaign → Tet Counteroffensive ⓘ
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1ID → notableEngagement → Tet Offensive ⓘ
PAVN → notableBattle → Tet Offensive ⓘ
James H. Willbanks → wroteAbout → Tet Offensive ⓘ
Spring–Summer Offensive → precededBy → Tet Offensive ⓘ
4th Infantry Regiment (United States) → battleHonorsInclude → Tet Counteroffensive ⓘ
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Tan Son Nhut Air Base → notableEvent → Tet Offensive attacks ⓘ
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William Westmoreland → notableEvent → Tet Offensive (as overall U.S. commander in Vietnam) ⓘ
subject linked to: Westmoreland, William
linked to: Tet Offensive