1972 ⟶ Viet Cong Offensive Repulsed

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🇻🇳 North Vietnam Forms the NLF (Viet Cong)

Formation of the NLF (often called Viet Cong) by North Vietnam. It is a Communist insurgent movement that vows to overthrow the anti-communist South Vietnamese regime. It is supplied extensively by North Vietnam and the USSR eventually.⟶
North Vietnam Forms the NLF (Viet Cong) (1960)
VietnamViet CongNLFNorth VietnamInsurgencyCold WarCommunism

🇻🇳 US Deploys Military Advisors to South Vietnam

John F. Kennedy authorizes the deployment of 18,000 military advisors to support the struggle against communist insurgents in South Vietnam.⟶
VietnamUSAsiaCold WarMilitaryInterventionCommunismSouth Vietnam

🇻🇳 "Vietnamization" Begins

"Vietnamization" begins with U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam and the burden of combat being placed on the South Vietnamese.⟶
"Vietnamization" Begins (1969)
Vietnam WarUSWithdrawalSouth VietnamWarMilitaryCold WarAsia

⚔️ India Enters Bangladesh Liberation War

India enters the Bangladesh Liberation War after Pakistan launches preemptive air strikes on Indian airfields.⟶
India Enters Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
Bangladesh Liberation WarIndiaPakistanWarAsiaCold WarConflictMilitaryDecolonization

💥 Viet Cong Offensive Repulsed

Viet Cong (also called the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, or NLF) goes to the offensive in South Vietnam, only to be repulsed by the South Vietnamese regime with major American air support.⟶
Viet Cong Offensive Repulsed (1972)
Vietnam WarViet CongSouth VietnamUSWarAsiaCold WarMilitaryConflict

🇻🇳 North Vietnam Wins the Vietnam War

North Vietnam wins the Vietnam War. The South Vietnam regime falls with the surrender of Saigon and the two countries are united under a Communist government.⟶
North Vietnam Wins the Vietnam War (1975)
Vietnam WarNorth VietnamSouth VietnamCommunismSaigonAsiaCold WarWar