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
Date29 January -11 February 1968
Location
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 United States
 South Vietnam
 South Korea
Viet Cong
Vietnam North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
United States Donn J. Robertson
South Vietnam Hoàng Xuân Lãm
Giáp Văn Cương
Units involved
United States 1st Marine Division
1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
South Vietnam 51st Regiment
South Vietnamese Rangers
South Vietnamese Regional Force
South Vietnamese Popular Force
South Korea 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
United States 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.