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Tet offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack | |||||||
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Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War | |||||||
![]() Destroyed houses in Cholon | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() Lt Col. John K. Gibler MG Keith L. Ware ![]() | General Trần Độ | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
![]() 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment Troop D, 17th Cavalry Regiment ![]() 33rd Ranger Battalion 38th Ranger Battalion | 6th Binh Tan Battalion | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
![]() ![]() | US body count 170 killed or captured[1]: 346 |
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The battle of Cholon and Phú Thọ Racetrack began during the early hours of 31 January 1968 and continued until 11 February 1968. The attacks by Vietcong (VC) forces were one of several major attacks around Saigon in the first days of the Tet offensive. The attacks were repulsed with the VC suffering heavy losses and substantial damage to the densely populated area of Cholon.
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