Battle of Phuoc Long
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The Battle of Phuoc Long was a pivotal 1974–1975 engagement in the Vietnam War in which North Vietnamese forces captured Phuoc Long Province, revealing the weakness of South Vietnamese defenses and foreshadowing the final offensive against Saigon.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Campaign 275 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ARVNUnitInvolved | 18th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCityCaptured | Phuoc Binh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| category |
1974 in Vietnam
ⓘ
1975 in Vietnam ⓘ Battles involving Vietnam ⓘ Battles of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| commandedBy | PAVN General Tran Van Tra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| conflictType | conventional land battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
North Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1975-01-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
1975 Spring Offensive
ⓘ
Ho Chi Minh Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
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late phase of Vietnam War ⓘ |
| impact |
reinforced North Vietnamese confidence in victory
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signaled end of effective U.S. military support for South Vietnam ⓘ undermined morale of South Vietnamese government ⓘ |
| location |
Phuoc Long Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | seize Phuoc Long Province from South Vietnamese control ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first South Vietnamese provincial capital captured and held by North Vietnamese forces without U.S. military response ⓘ |
| partOf | 1975 Spring Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PAVNUnitInvolved |
341st Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
3rd Army Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ 7th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 9th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | North Vietnamese final offensive against Saigon ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Duc Lap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceCaptured | Phuoc Long Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fall of Saigon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris Peace Accords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | North Vietnamese victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1974-12-13 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
demonstrated weakness of South Vietnamese defenses
ⓘ
encouraged North Vietnamese leadership to plan final offensive against Saigon ⓘ tested U.S. willingness to reintervene militarily ⓘ |
| theater | Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | combined arms offensive ⓘ |
| USInvolvement | no direct U.S. combat intervention ⓘ |
| year |
1974
ⓘ
1975 ⓘ |
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