1974 in the Vietnam War
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Anti-Communist forces:  South Vietnam United States Khmer Republic Kingdom of Laos
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Communist forces:  North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao Soviet Union People's Republic of China
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The Battle of the Paracel Islands was an engagement fought between the naval forces of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) in the Paracel Islands on January 19, 1974.
The Battle of Svay Rieng was the last major operation of the Vietnam War to be mounted by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) against the Communist People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces.
The Battle of the Iron Triangle took place on May 16, 1974, when the 9th Division of the PAVN backed by a small contingent of tanks launched an attack on Rach Bap, took possession of An Dien and pushed south towards Phu Cuong.
The Battle of Thượng Đức began on 18 July when a regiment of the PAVN 324th Division overran the An Hoa Industrial Complex and then attacked the town of Thượng Ðức 40 km southwest of Danang. The costly battle would result in a Pyrrhic ARVN victory.
U.S. President Richard Nixon resigns due the Watergate Scandal. He is succeeded as president by Vice President Gerald Ford.
From July 1965 to the end of 1974, fighting in Vietnam was attended by some 6,500 officers and generals, as well as more than 4,500 soldiers and sergeants of the Soviet Armed Forces.
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