May Offensive

This article is about the People's Army of Vietnam and Viet Cong offensive in the Vietnam War in 1968. For the Soviet offensive in the Polish–Soviet War in 1920, see Kyiv offensive (1920).
May Offensive
Part of the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War

May Offensive attacks on Saigon
Date29 April – 30 May 1968
Location
South Vietnam
Result American and South Vietnamese victory
Belligerents
United States
South Vietnam
Australia		 North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
William Westmoreland
Creighton Abrams
Cao Văn Viên		 Lê Duẩn
Hoàng Văn Thái
Chu Huy Mân
Casualties and losses
2,169 killed
2,054 killed		 US body count: 24,000+ killed
2,000+ captured
Civilian: 421 killed

Phase Two of the Tet Offensive of 1968 (also known as the May Offensive, Little Tet, and Mini-Tet) was launched by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) against targets throughout South Vietnam, including Saigon from 29 April to 30 May 1968. The May Offensive was comparable in bloodshed to the initial phase of the Tet Offensive. The United States (US) had 2,169 men killed by hostile action in the month of May, making it the deadliest month of the entire Vietnam War for US forces, but South Vietnamese losses were 3,467, significantly less than the 5,025 killed in February during the original Tet Offensive. The US claim that PAVN/VC losses exceeded 24,000 killed and over 2,000 captured. The May Offensive was a costly defeat for the PAVN/VC.

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