The communists launch their third major assault of the year on Saigon. The heaviest fighting occurred during the first three days of June, and again centered on Cholon, the Chinese section of Saigon, where U.S. and South Vietnamese forces used helicopters, fighter-bombers, and tanks to dislodge deeply entrenched Viet Cong infiltrators. A captured enemy directive, which the U.S. command made public on May 28, indicated that the Viet Cong saw the offensive as a means of influencing the Paris peace talks in their favor.
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May 25, 1968:
Communist launch new offensive
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This Week in History, May 25 - May 31
- May 25, 1968
- Communist launch new offensive
- May 25, 1969
- National Democratic Front formed in Saigon
- May 26, 1965
- Australian troops depart for Vietnam
- May 26, 1971
- North Vietnamese seize Snoul, Cambodia
- May 27, 1965
- U.S. warships begin bombardment of Viet Cong targets
- May 27, 1971
- Sweden announces support to Viet Cong
- May 28, 1969
- U.S. troops abandon "Hamburger Hill"
- May 29, 1972
- United States and USSR issue a joint communique
- May 30, 1966
- U.S. aircraft carry out new raids
- May 30, 1969
- Thieu vows never to agree to a coalition government
- May 31, 1965
- Operation Rolling Thunder continues
- May 31, 1970
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