North vietnamese army

Saigon, capital city of South Vietnam, fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30th 1975. The fall of Saigon effectively marked the end of the Vietnam War. After the introduction of Vietnamisation by President Richard Nixon, US forces in South Vietnam had been constantly reduced leaving the military of South Vietnam to defend their country against the North. Saigon had already experienced direct military action in 1968 when as part of the Tet Offensive North Vietnamese forces had appeared…

5,100 points • 322 comments

North Vietnamese Army soldiers fire on U.S. Army helicopters. This was most likely a staged photo.

North Vietnamese Army infantrymen. The machine gunner armed with an RPD appears to be wearing a U.S. M56 pistol belt (vertical weave) with a M67 20rnd magazine pouch attached to it, in addition to his RPD ammunition bag. One of the tankers also carries a Type 56 assault rifle with a folding stock.

30 Apr 1975, Saigon, South Vietnam --- North Vietnamese troops enter Saigon on tanks, ending the Vietnam War. --- Image by © Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma/CORBIS

North Vietnamese Army soldier holds an AK-47s during the Vietnam War AK-47s imported from china and russia

"• Enlisted man, North Vietnamese Army, 1975 • Colonel-General, North Vietnamese Army, 1975 • Marine, North Vietnamese Army, 1975", Mike Chappell

On 31 March 1965, the first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam. Ten years later over three million lives had been lost.

Saigon, capital city of South Vietnam, fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30th 1975. The fall of Saigon  effectively marked the end of...