People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam
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The People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam were the communist guerrilla and regular military forces that fought against the South Vietnamese government and its allies during the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guerrilla movement
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliance | Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PLAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viet Cong military forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
rural areas of South Vietnam
ⓘ
urban areas of South Vietnam ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under direction of the Communist Party of Vietnam ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second Indochina War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | Fall of Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
overthrow of the South Vietnamese government
ⓘ
reunification of Vietnam under communist rule ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| mergedInto | People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Lực lượng vũ trang nhân dân giải phóng miền Nam Việt Nam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Easter Offensive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tet Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
South Vietnamese government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ |
| partOf | Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
regular military operations ⓘ |
| successor | unified armed forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ho Chi Minh Trail logistics network NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| type |
irregular military forces
ⓘ
regular military forces ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
conventional warfare
ⓘ
guerrilla tactics ⓘ insurgency ⓘ |
| usedUniforms | often indistinguishable from civilians ⓘ |
| usedWeapons |
Chinese-supplied small arms
ⓘ
Soviet-supplied small arms ⓘ |
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