1968, January 30-31:
The attacks were well planned, and took the South Vietnamese and Americans by surprise.
The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese control over ten cities before being driven away.
The U.S. Embassy in Saigon was overrun.
They forced their way into the Embassy after blowing a hole in the perimeter wall.
For several hours, the two sided battled.
The presidential palace and Saigon’s Tan Son Nhut airport were also attacked.
The Viet Cong suffered huge losses in personnel.
The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong lost more than 45,000 men.
The American deaths totaled 1536, South Vietnamese, 2800.
The face of the Vietnam War changed greatly after the Tet offensive.
It was the beginning of the end for the American occupation.
Tet Offensive begins with Viet Cong attacks on major cities and 36 of 44 provincial capitals.
More than 80,000 total numbers were involved.
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