In all of the Vietnam War there have been about 2 million deaths on both sides. The United States has lost about 58,159 people 1,724 are missing and 303,635 are wounded. South Vietnam lost 220,327 troops and 1.17 million are wounded. South Korea lost 4,960, Laos lost 30,000, Thailand lost 1,351, Australia lost 520, and New Zealand lost 37. In all U.S. and other allies lost 315,831 troops.
The Communists lost 1,177,446 people in all. They lost way more than the South Vietnamese and U.S. armies, but they still are considered by most to be the winners of the war. The North Vietnamese army lost 1,176,000, the Chinese lost 1,446, and the Soviet Union lost 16.
In the Tet Offensive there were a total of 48,620 people that died on the U.S. and allied forces. The Communist forces lost 111,179 people. In the battle of Hue 668 American and South Vietnamese died and 8,113 of our enemies were killed. In the battle of Khe Sanh the allied forces lost 4,044 men and the NVA lost an estimated number of men from 10,000 to 15,000.
The U.S. and South Vietnamese inflicted massive casualties on their enemies, but still weren’t considered the winner of the war. The NVA had so many men it didn’t matter that much that they lost so many men. Ho Chi Minh the North Vietnamese leader said, “Kill ten of our men and we will kill and of yours in the end it is you who will tire.” For every person the NVA killed the South Vietnamese and Americans killed about 6.
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I am very new the info about this war. I think that your info in this piece has shown me some good info. Its hard to belive so many were lost in this war.
ReplyDeleteI like how you know so much about the topic and I cant believe that so many people died in the war and that the Vietnamese lost 1,176,000 people.
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