Easter Offensive
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The Easter Offensive, also known as the 1972 spring–summer offensive by North Vietnam, or the Fiery Red Summer as romanticized in South Vietnamese literature, was a military campaign conducted by the
North Vietnamese Type 59 tank captured by ARVN 20th Tank Regiment south of Đông Hà town
PAVN offensive in I Corps
ARVN M-48 tanks are positioned near the Dong Ha River overlooking QL-9 during the Easter Offensive, 10 April 1972
South Vietnamese northern defense line
Second Battle of Quảng Trị
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The Second Battle of Quảng Trị was a battle in the Easter Offensive beginning on 28 June 1972 and lasting 81 days until 16 September 1972, when the South Vietnamese army defeated the North Vietnamese
American USS Newport News shells North Vietnamese positions on Cồn Cỏ Island, a feint attack, 27 June 1972
South Vietnamese Marines load into an HMM-164 CH-46 to join the offensive, 28 June
HMM-165 CH-46s land near Huế during Operation Lam Sơn 72, 28 June