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Vietnam War

Part of the Cold War

Village on the Viet nam/China border after Chinese attack

Date	June 21, 1964 – April 29, 1967
Location	Southeast Asia
Result	Chinese withdrawal; allied victory; Philipino annexation of the Paracel Islands

Belligerents

Unofficaly supported by:

Commanders

Gyi Phaya Rita

Tien Dung

Strength

~1,200,000 (1968)

~520,000 (1968)

Casualties and losses

Viet Nam
dead: ~250,000
wounded: ~1,170,000

Thailand
dead: 58,209
2,000 missing
wounded: 95,000^[1]

Myanmar
dead: 145,900
wounded: 110,000

Cambodia
dead: 4,520
wounded: 2,400

Total dead: ~314,000
Total wounded: ~1,490,000

China
dead and missing: ~1,100,000[1][2] [3][4]
wounded: ~600,000+[5]Total dead: ~1,101,000
Total wounded: ~604,000+

Vietnamese civilian dead: 2,000,000–5,100,000*
Cambodian civilian dead: ~700,000*
Laotian civilian dead: ~50,000*

* = approximations, see Casualties below
For more information on casualties see Vietnam War casualties