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The Battle of Huế began on 31 January 1968, and lasted a total of 26 days. During the months and years that followed, dozens of mass graves were discovered in and around Huế. The estimated death toll was between 2,800 and 6,000 civilians and prisoners of war, [1] [2] or 5–10% of the total population of Huế. [3]
Hue, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam. The Huế massacre was the summary executions and mass murder perpetrated by the Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during their capture, military occupation and later withdrawal from the city of Huế during the Tet Offensive, considered one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.
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There, the longest and bloodiest battle of the Tet offensive began to unfold. The third-largest city in South Vietnam with a wartime population of 140,000, Hue was located astride National Highway 1 just west of the coast, about 50 miles south of the DMZ, on one of the principal land-supply routes to allied troops.
Jan 25, 2011 · The action unfolding at Hue on the morning of January 31 was just part of a ferocious coordinated attack that was stunning in its scope and execution. An estimated 80,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops simultaneously struck three-quarters of South Vietnam’s provincial capitals and most of its major cities.
The Battle of Huế (31 January 1968 – 2 March 1968), was a major battle in the Tết Offensive launched by North Vietnam and the Việt Cộng during the Vietnam War. Initially losing control of most of Huế and its surroundings, the combined forces of South Vietnam and the United States gradually recaptured the city after a little over one ...
0600 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division attacks southeast towards Hue to cut off enemy supply lines and escape routes, but the attack is badly mauled. 0900 Marines in the southern city get reinforced and reach the Hue University Campus. Move toward the Provincial Hdq and Thua Thien Prison.
Feb 20, 2018 · Learning From the Hue Massacre. A grieving widow crying over plastic bag containing remains of husband, who was killed in February 1968, found in a mass grave near Hue. Larry Burrows/The LIFE ...
