In Cambodia, an estimated 1,000 North Vietnamese capture the strategic rubber plantation town of Snoul, driving out 2,000 South Vietnamese as U.S. air strikes support the Allied forces. Snoul gave the communists control of sections of Routes 7 and 13 that led into South Vietnam and access to large amounts of abandoned military equipment and supplies. On May 31, the Cambodian government called for peace talks if all North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces agreed to withdraw. The communists rejected the bid. Cambodia ultimately fell to the communist Khmer Rouge and their North Vietnamese allies in April 1975.
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May 26, 1971:
North Vietnamese seize Snoul, Cambodia
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This Week in History, May 26 - Jun 1
- 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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- Jun 01, 1964
- Top U.S. officials meet in Honolulu
- Jun 01, 1971
- Vietnam Veterans group announces support for Nixon
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