Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack 1968
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About the battle
The battle of Cholon and Phú Thọ Racetrack began during the early hours of 31 January 1968 and continued until 11 February 1968. The attacks by Vietcong (VC) forces were one of several major attacks around Saigon in the first days of the Tet Offensive. The attacks were repulsed with the VC suffering heavy losses and substantial damage to the densely populated area of Cholon.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack (revision 1372047168), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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