5KochmannVietnam

By aleckochmann

  • Dien Bien Phu

    Vietnamese forces took over and occupied the command post of Dien Bien Phu. The French were defeated by the Viet Minh communist revolutionaries. This battle lasted 55 days.

  • Creation of the Ho Chi Minh Trail

    The trail ran from North Vietnam towards South Vietnam. This was created to suppy the Vietcong that were in South Vietnam.

  • The United States becomes actively involved

    The United States began to back the South Vietnamese government against the North. They supplied them with equipment and personal.

  • Operation Rangeland (Ranchhand?)

    In early 1962: Operation Ranchhand's purpose was to clear vegetation making it hard for the Vietcong to conceal themselves for ambushes.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Attack

    US ships were in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin on the North side of Vietnam. US ships were attacked by the North and the USS Maddox was attacked.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The US congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Bill It gavePresident Johnson the power to take whatever actions he needs to defend southeast Asia.

  • Operation Rolling Thunder Begins

    President Johnson authorized Rolling Thunder, it was a limited and long lasting bombing offensive. It was entended to make the North stop supporting the Vietcong.

  • US offers peace for economic aid proposal

    The US offered the Peace for Economic Aid Proposal. Their offer was rejected.

  • President Johnson commits over 60,000 troops

    President Johnson send 60,000 more troops over to Vietnam to increase US support.

  • First major battle of Vietnam War for American Units

    When the US figured out there was an attack that was going to heppen on US Marine base at Chu Lai. The US launched Operation Starlite and the US was victorious.

  • Operation Junction City

    In one of the largest air-mobile assaults ever, 240 helicopters sweep over the Tay Ninh province, which was the start of Operation Junction City. The goal of this was to destroy the Vietcong bases and the Vietcong military headquarters. Over 30,000 US troops took part in this mission.

  • Khe Sanh attacked by Vietcong

    The US Marine base of Khe Sanh was attacked by the Vietcong.

  • Tet offensive begins

    The Tet offensive was a series of suprise attacks on cities throughout South Vietnam by the Vietcong.

  • My Lai Massacre

    In the hamlet of My Lai a US company kills about 200 citizens.

  • Nixon Takes Office

    Nixon takes office. He want's the war to end and to bring our troops home, but he wants to make sure South Vietnam will still survive.

  • Operation Menu

    President Nixon signes off on Operation Menu bombing North Vietnam and Vietcong forces in Cambodia.

  • All but 133,000 US troops have come home

    All but 133,000 of the US troops have come home, leaving the rest of the ground war to the South Vietnam Army, now with over 1,000,000 enlisted.

  • Peace Talks Break Down

    In Paris peace talks between the US and North Vietnam break down.

  • Peace Talks Resume

    The US resumes peace talks in Paris.

  • Cease Fire Signed

    All parties involved in the war sign a cease fire, which may lead to the end of the war.

  • Last Casualties for the US and final evacuation

    All US troops are now out of Vietnam. The war is over for the US.

  • President Nixon Resigns

    President Nixon resigns as president of the US.