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Home»History and Legacy»Timeline»1975: The Fall of Saigon

1975: The Fall of Saigon

President Thieu’s Briefing Map, 11 March 1975 Fall of I Corps
March 1, 1975
Thousands of civilian and military vehicles, targets/or shelling, clog Interprovincial Route 7B near South Vietnamese President Thieu Decides to Withdraw All Forces South
March 11, 1975
Part of the ancient imperial palace in the Hue Citadel Hue Falls
March 24, 1975
The deck and superstructure of the Military Sealift Command's SS Pioneer Contender, en route Phu Quo U.S. Merchant Marine and CIA Help Evacuate Refugees from Da Nang and Other Locations
March 27, 1975
Map of Da Nang, June 1975 Da Nang Falls
March 29, 1975
South Vietnamese soldiers help the wounded leave the embattled town of Xuan Loc. Battle of Xuan Loc
April 1, 1975
1975-04-04_OpBabylift_DSC_0152(2) Operation BABYLIFT
April 4, 1975
1975-04-12_OpEaglePull_DSC_0808 Operation EAGLE PULL
April 12, 1975
1975-04-17_CambodianPresidentDeparts Phnom Penh Falls to the Khmer Rouge
April 17, 1975
Excerpt from President Thieu's resignation speech, April 21, 1975 South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu Resigns
April 21, 1975
1975-04-29_TanSonNhut_FreqWindandEaglePull001 Last American Casualties
April 29, 1975
1975-04-29_HueyOverboard_OpFreqWindandEaglePull011 Operation FREQUENT WIND
April 29, 1975
1975-04-30_SaigonFalls_FreqWindandEaglePull035 Saigon Falls; The War Ends
April 30, 1975
 
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