Battle of West Saigon

Battle of West Saigon
	Part of May Offensive of the Vietnam War
	; Map of the battle
Date	5–12 May 1968
Location	Saigon, South Vietnam10°44′47″N 106°37′26″E / 10.7465°N 106.624°E
Result	Allied military victory
Belligerents
United States; South Vietnam	Viet Cong; North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
John H. Hay	Võ Văn Hoàng †
Units involved
II Field Force 1st Infantry Division 1st and 2nd Battalions, 28th Inf.; 1st Squadron, 4th Cav.; 199th Infantry Brigade 3rd Battalion, 7th Inf.; 4th Battalion, 12th Inf.; Troop D, 17th Cav.; 25th Infantry Division 1st Battalion, 5th Inf.; 4th Battalion, 9th Inf.; 4th Battalion, 23rd Inf.; 1st Battalion, 27th Inf.; 3rd Squadron, 4th Cav.; III Corps ARVN Airborne 1st, 5th, 7th Bn.s; ARVN Rangers 30th, 33rd, 38th Bn.s;	B2 Front Sub-Region 1 (NW) 271st/9th Regiment; 272nd/9th Regiment; 88th Regiment; 101st Regiment (Q16); Sub-Region 2 (SW) 6 Bình Tân Battalion; 308th Battalion, Cửu Long Regiment; 267th Battalion; 269th Battalion; K3 Battalion, 274th Regiment (Đồng Nai) 208th Artillery Regiment
Casualties and losses
76 killed, 1 missing; 90 killed, 16 missing	US body count 2,600+ killed

The Battle of West Saigon took place from 5–12 May 1968 during the May Offensive of the Vietnam War as South Vietnamese and United States forces countered the main thrust of the offensive against the western suburbs of Saigon.