Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang

Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang
Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War
Map of the Da Nang vital area
Date 29 January -11 February 1968 Location Da Nang, South Vietnam Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United States  South Vietnam  South Korea	Viet Cong North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Donn J. Robertson Hoàng Xuân Lãm	Giáp Văn Cương
Units involved
1st Marine Division 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment 51st Regiment South Vietnamese Rangers South Vietnamese Regional Force South Vietnamese Popular Force 2nd Marine Brigade	2nd Division C-130th Battalion R-20th Battalion V-25th Battalion 2nd Sapper Battalion 402nd Sapper Battalion Local Force Companies
Casualties and losses
142 killed	US/ARVN body count: 1,200-1,400 killed

The attacks on Da Nang (29 January – 11 February 1968), were a series of attacks in the Tet Offensive launched by the North Vietnamese People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) during the Vietnam War. The attacks were repulsed by combined United States Marine Corps (USMC), United States Army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) forces with the PAVN/VC suffering heavy losses.