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Vietnam War |
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Part of the Cold War |
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Belligerents |
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Viet Nam
Myanmar
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos
Unofficaly supported by:
Japan Australia North America |
China |
Commanders and leaders |
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Bảo Đại Ngo Dinh Diem † Dương Văn Minh
Gyi Phaya Rita Ne Win
Rama VIII
Thanom Kittikachorn
Pote Sarasin
Norodom Sihanouk |
Zhou Enlai Le Duan Liu Bocheng † Ye Ting Tien Dung Su Yu |
Strength |
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~1,200,000 (1968) |
~520,000 (1968) |
Casualties and losses |
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Viet Nam dead: ~250,000 wounded: ~1,170,000
Thailand dead: 58,209 2,000 missing wounded: 95,000
Myanmar dead: 145,900 wounded: 110,000
Cambodia dead: 4,520 wounded: 2,400
Total dead: ~314,000 Total wounded: ~1,490,000 |
China dead and missing: ~1,100,000 wounded: ~600,000+[1]Total dead: ~1,101,000 Total wounded: ~604,000+ |
Vietnamese civilian dead: 2,000,000–5,100,000* Cambodian civilian dead: ~700,000* Laotian civilian dead: ~50,000*
* = approximations, see Casualties below
For more information on casualties see Vietnam War casualties |