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7.2.1. DIE WELT DER BLÖCKE  1946-1990: KONFLIKTE 

7.2.1.5.  VIETNAM

links:

  

Than-Hanh Doan/ Der Vietnamkrieg ein Stellvertreterkrieg

Thomas Cieslik/  Der Fall Vietnam: Wiedervereinigung durch Krieg

VHFCN Homepage/  Statistiken über den Vietnamkrieg

 Vets with a Mission/...Giap/tet-offensive

 

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/// The VIETNAM WAR

1961-1970  ?!

EVENTS:

A CHRONOLOGY OF US INVOLVEMENT

IN THE VIETNAM WAR

1961

• Johnson Reports to Kennedy

• Kennedy and Diem Meet

• First US Helicopter Arrive

1962

• Agent Orange Introduced

• US Crewed Helicopters Deployed to Vietnam

• Laos Agreement

• US Helicopters Ordered to Shoot First

 

1963

• South Vietnamese Fire on Buddist Temples

• Buddist Monk Sets Himself on Fire

• Buddist Temples Attacked Throughout the South Vietnam

• Diem Overthrown

• 1963 Summary

1964

• VietCong Troops Cross Border and Seize Hamlets

• 5,000 US Troops Sent to Vietnam

• U.S.S Maddox Attacked

• First US Air Attack on North Vietnam

• Tonkin Gulf Resolution

1965

• South Vietnmase Army Defeated at Binh Gia

• Buddist Demonstrate Against Huong

• US Bases Attacked

• Rolling Thunder Launcher

• First US Combat Troops Arrive

• First Campus Sit-In

• First MIG Intercepted

• Marine Reinforcements Sent to Vietnam

• US Suspends Air Raids

• Raids Resumes

• Australian Troops Arrive in North Vietnam

• U.S. Combat Troops Officially in Combat

• First B-52 Raids

• First US Offensive

• First Medal of Honor Winner in War

• First SAM Attack on US Plane

• US Troops Strength Increased by 125,000

• Operation Starlite

• US Attacks in Central Highlands

• 115 Targets Hit in North Vietnam

• Bombing Halt

1966

• Operation Masher

• U. S. Base Wiped Out

• First B52 Raids on North Vietnam

• First US Attacks Near Hanoi

• Operation Hastings

• Heaviest Air Raids of the War

• Operation Attleboro

• Record Number of US Planes Downed

1967

• Operation Cedar Falls

• Operation Junction City

• First Bombing of Haiphong

• Massive Anti War Demonstrations

• US Victory Near KheSan

• US Base Camp and Conthein Attacked

• Operation Praire IV

• Conthein Attacked

• Operation Kingfisher

• Fire on the Forrestall

• Battle of Queson Valley

• Viet Cong Repelled at Locninh

• Bloody Battle Near Dak To

• Summary of 1967

1968

• Battle of Khe San

• Tet Offensive

• Westmoreland Demands More Troops

• MyLai Massacre

• Johnson Will Not Run

• Second Communist Offensive

• B–52 Bombing Near Cambodian Border

1969

• Communist End Tet Ceasefire

• Secret Bombing of Cambodia

• Battle of Hamburger Hill

• Fierce Battle in Queson Valley

• B-52 Bomb the DMZ

• 250,000 March on Washington

• Nixon Begins Withdrawal

US Troop Strength

vgl: 

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Marc Hansell/ Vietnam ...gschichte

Jan Prager - "Die 68er Bewegung"