The bombing Attack of Tan Son Nhut Air Base occurred Presence on April 28 , 1975 , just two days before the Fall Motion_directional of Saigon .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Saigon was a month-long battle Hostile_encounter between the Vietnamese National Army of the State of Vietnam ( later to become Becoming the Army of the Republic of Vietnam ) and the private army of the Bình Xuyên organised crime syndicate .

Surprised by the rapidity of the South Vietnamese collapse Conquering , North Vietnam transferred Military_operation the bulk of its northern forces Military_operation more than to the south in order to capture Control the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon in time to celebrate Social_event their late President Ho Chi Minh 's birthday and end Process_end the war .

Southwest of Saigon IV Corps , meanwhile , remained Presence relatively stable with its forces aggressively preventing Preventing_or_letting VC units from taking over Getting any provincial capitals .

With PAVN spearheads already entering Arriving Saigon , the South Vietnamese government , then under the leadership of Dương Văn Minh , capitulated Surrendering on 30 April 1975 .

Coincidentally , senior security adviser to the U.S. President McGeorge Bundy was also in Saigon to report Reporting on the political chaos Violence in South Vietnam .

Lon Nol was seriously concerned about the sale of large proportions of the rice crop to the National Liberation Front ( N.L.F ) for Southern Vietnam or on the Saigon black market where clandestine sales were apparently handled Hold by local Chinese middlemen who had found friends and worked in conjunction with cells of former Viet Minh sympathizers acting on behalf of the N.L.F .

Due to increasing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale U.S. intelligence of the build-up of regimental-size PAVN units operating Being_in_operation in South Vietnam , the increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale American military presence Presence in that country , and the initiation of Operation Rolling Thunder , American planners in Washington and Saigon decided Deciding that the bombing Attack in southeastern Laos should be stepped up Cause_change_of_strength .

In September 1945 , Chinese forces entered Arriving Tonkin , and a small British task force landed Self_motion at Saigon .

The British refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to do likewise in Saigon , and deferred Change_event_time to the French there from the outset , against the ostensible support Supporting of the Việt Minh authorities by American OSS representatives .

On 23 September 1945 , with the knowledge of the British commander in Saigon , French forces overthrew Change_of_leadership the local DRV government , and declared Expressing_publicly French authority restored Recovering in Cochinchina .

Guerrilla warfare began Process_start around Saigon immediately , but the French gradually retook control Control of the South and North of Indochina .

Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and `` at-risk '' Vietnamese from Saigon , South Vietnam prior to the takeover of the city by the North Vietnamese People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) in the Fall of Saigon .

Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and `` at-risk '' Vietnamese from Saigon , South Vietnam prior to the takeover of the city by the North Vietnamese People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) in the Fall of Saigon .

More than 7,000 people were evacuated Emptying by helicopter from various points in Saigon .

As the imminent collapse of Saigon became Becoming evident , Task Force 76 was assembled Come_together off the coast near Vũng Tàu to support Supporting a helicopter evacuation and provide Supply air support if required .

In the event , air support was not needed as the North Vietnamese paused Process_end for a week at the outskirts of Saigon , possibly waiting for the South Vietnamese government to collapse Destroying and avoiding Preventing_or_letting a possible confrontation with the U.S. by allowing Preventing_or_letting the mostly-unopposed evacuation of Americans from Saigon .

In the event , air support was not needed as the North Vietnamese paused Process_end for a week at the outskirts of Saigon , possibly waiting for the South Vietnamese government to collapse Destroying and avoiding Preventing_or_letting a possible confrontation with the U.S. by allowing Preventing_or_letting the mostly-unopposed evacuation of Americans from Saigon .

The U.S. Embassy in Saigon was intended to only be a secondary evacuation point for embassy staff , but it was soon overwhelmed Filling with evacuees and desperate South Vietnamese .

The tunnels were later used Using as a staging area for the attack Attack on Saigon during the 1968 Tet offensive Attack before they were largely destroyed Destroying by heavy bombing Attack from American B-52 bombers in 1970 , ending Process_end their utility .

It was launched Process_start in the Bến Cát District of the Bình Dương Province from Saigon .

The Fall Conquering of Saigon , also known as the Liberation Change_of_leadership of Saigon , was the capture Conquering of Saigon , the capital of South Vietnam , by the People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) and the Viet Cong on 30 April 1975 .

The Fall Conquering of Saigon , also known as the Liberation Change_of_leadership of Saigon , was the capture Conquering of Saigon , the capital of South Vietnam , by the People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) and the Viet Cong on 30 April 1975 .

The Fall Conquering of Saigon , also known as the Liberation Change_of_leadership of Saigon , was the capture Conquering of Saigon , the capital of South Vietnam , by the People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) and the Viet Cong on 30 April 1975 .

The PAVN , under the command Control of General Văn Tiến Dũng , began Process_start their final Process_end attack Attack on Saigon on April 29 , 1975 , with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam ( ARVN ) forces Hostile_encounter commanded Control by General Nguyễn Văn Toàn suffering Bodily_harm a heavy artillery bombardment Attack .

The capture Conquering of the city was preceded Process_start by Operation Military_operation Frequent Wind , the evacuation Removing of almost all the American civilian and military personnel in Saigon , along with tens of thousands of South Vietnamese civilians who had been associated Collaboration with the southern regime .

Distrusted Judgment_communication by his colleagues because of his tendency to change sides and his reputation as an intriguer , Khánh was assigned Deciding to I Corps in the far north of the country after Diệm 's overthrow Change_of_leadership to keep him away from the capital Saigon .

American and South Vietnamese intelligence reports Reporting had indicated Statement that an imminent communist offensive during the Tet New Year festival was likely , and in response Response the Australians and New Zealanders were deployed Arranging away from their base in Phuoc Tuy Province to bolster American and South Vietnamese forces defending the Long Binh–Bien Hoa complex north-east of Saigon .

The Brinks Hotel in Saigon , also known as the Brink Bachelor Officers Quarters ( BOQ ) , was bombed Attack by the Viet Cong on the evening of December 24 , 1964 , during the Vietnam War .

The 1975 Spring Offensive culminated Process_end in the capture of Saigon by the PAVN in April 1975 ; this marked Recording the end of the war , and North and South Vietnam were reunified Cause_to_amalgamate the following year .