Shelling of Highway 1

Shelling of Highway 1
South Vietnamese civilians flee down Highway 1 from Quang Tri in late April
LocationHighway 1, between Quảng Trị and Huế, South Vietnam
Date29 April - 2 May 1972
Attack type
Indiscriminate fire
Deaths~2,000
PerpetratorsPeople's Army of Vietnam

The Shelling of Highway 1 (Vietnamese: Đại lộ Kinh Hoàng, Highway of Horror) was the killing of South Vietnamese soldiers and civilians by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during the Easter Offensive of the Vietnam War, on Highway 1, between Quảng Trị and Huế, South Vietnam from 29 April to 2 May 1972.