Tet Offensive
1968 military campaign during the Vietnam War
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Summary
Tet Offensive is a military campaign[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of military campaign entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,190 views/month, #3 of 452).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Vietnam[3]
- Instance of: offensive[4]
- Named after: Tết[5]
- Location: South Vietnam[6]
- Part of: Vietnam War[7]
- Commons category: Tet Offensive[8]
- Start time: January 30, 1968[9]
- End time: September 23, 1968[10]
- Participant: Australia[11], New Zealand[12], North Vietnam[13], South Korea[14], South Vietnam[15], Thailand[16], United States[17], Military Assistance Command, Vietnam[18], National Liberation Front of South Vietnam[19], Hoàng Văn Thái[20], Trần Văn Trà[21], Cao Van Vien[22], William Westmoreland[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tet Offensive[24]
- Official name: The General Offensive and Uprising of Tet Mau Than 1968[25], Tổng Tiến công và Nổi dậy Tết Mậu Thân 1968[26]
- Native label: Sự kiện Tết Mậu Thân 1968[27]
- Short name: Tet[28]
Why It Matters
Tet Offensive has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]