Viet Cong

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The Viet Cong was a communist guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. militaries, playing a central role in the broader struggle for Vietnamese reunification under communist rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communist organization
guerrilla movement
insurgent organization
paramilitary organization
activeFrom 1960
activeUntil 1976
alsoKnownAs Viet Cong
surface form: Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam

Viet Cong
surface form: NLF

National Liberation Front
conflict Vietnam War
surface form: Second Indochina War

Vietnam War
country Republic of Vietnam
surface form: South Vietnam
dissolvedAfter Fall of Saigon
reunification of Vietnam in 1976
foundedBy Communist Party of Vietnam
Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
surface form: Lao Dong Party
goal overthrow of the South Vietnamese government
reunification of Vietnam under communist rule
headquartersLocation Republic of Vietnam
surface form: South Vietnam
ideology Marxism–Leninism
Vietnamese nationalism
communism
language Vietnamese
mergedInto People's Army of Vietnam
People's Army of Vietnam
surface form: Vietnam People's Army
militaryTactic guerrilla warfare
insurgency
political assassination
sabotage
terrorist attacks
use of tunnel systems
notableEngagement Battle of Ap Bac
Easter Offensive
Tet Offensive
notableOperation Tet Offensive
surface form: Saigon attacks during Tet Offensive
opposedTo Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
surface form: South Vietnamese government

United States Armed Forces
partOf Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
surface form: National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam
recruitedFrom peasants in South Vietnam
rural population of South Vietnam
urban activists in South Vietnam
region Republic of Vietnam
surface form: South Vietnam
shortName VC
supportedBy Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
surface form: North Vietnam

People's Army of Vietnam
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Soviet Union
usedInfrastructure Cu Chi tunnels
tunnel networks in South Vietnam
usedWeapon AK-47
SKS rifle
improvised explosive devices

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Ho Chi Minh Trail (logistical network named after him) usedBy Viet Cong
subject surface form: Ho Chi Minh Trail
Battle of Ap Bac belligerent Viet Cong
Battle of Ap Bac opponent Viet Cong
Tran Van Tra allegiance Viet Cong
Battle of An Lộc belligerent Viet Cong
Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) opposedBy Viet Cong
subject surface form: Khmer National Armed Forces
Pathet Lao alliedWith Viet Cong
Nguyen Cao Ky opponent Viet Cong
Nguyen Van opposedBy Viet Cong
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
Guerrilla Diplomacy: The NLF’s Foreign Relations and the Vietnam War mainSubject Viet Cong
this entity surface form: National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
Guerrilla Diplomacy: The NLF’s Foreign Relations and the Vietnam War about Viet Cong
this entity surface form: National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
Third World liberation movements included Viet Cong
this entity surface form: National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
Viet Cong 1st Regiment allegiance Viet Cong
this entity surface form: National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
Viet Cong 1st Regiment partOf Viet Cong
this entity surface form: Viet Cong main force
Viet Cong 1st Regiment commandStructure Viet Cong
this entity surface form: Viet Cong regional command
Operation Piranha belligerent Viet Cong
Operation Harvest Moon opponent Viet Cong
South Vietnam opposedBy Viet Cong
U.S. Embassy Saigon attackedBy Viet Cong