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A conservative estimate would be about 500,000 (about equal to the number of US servicemen in country in 1968). This figure would include roughly 12 armored battalions and regiments (armor=tank) by 1973. NVA armor was established in 1959, with an armored command created in 1965; initially with only two armored regiments, the 202nd and the 203rd.
These figures would NOT count the ground defense personnel stationed in North Vietnam, which primarily consisted of North Vietnamese females manning the anti-aircraft defense systems (SAMS, Radar, and AAA sites). Men served in the NVA maneuver units, torpedo boat naval units, and flew the MiGs (17s, 19s, and 21s); females defended the homeland with the aforementioned defense forces.
The half a million men figure represents NVA elements moving thru and stationed in Laos, Cambodia, South Vietnam, and traversing those areas to and from the combat zones (read Ho Chi Minh Trail).
What else can I help you with?
What were the north vietnamese called by American troops?
Charlie
How many south Vietnam communist troops were in the Vietnam war?
Not many because most of the communist troops were from the north. Take my word cas I am vietnamese if you can't tell by my name
When did North Vietnam unify with the South?
after North Vietnamese troops took over Saigon in 1975.
What happened after Nixon pulled troops from south Vietnam?
The North Vietnamese won!
How many Vietnamese casualties were there at the battle of Ia Drang?
South Vietnamese troops did not participate in the battle. There were an estimated 1000 NVA(North Vietnamese Army) casualties in the Battle of the Ia Drang ; see related link to additional information .
Why were American troops critical of their South Vietnamese allies?
because they felt like it. or They did not seem to fight as hard as their North Vietnamese and NLF counterparts.
How many people die in the war?
U.S. 58,000 troops were killed North vietnamese army 1.1 million deaths 1,170,000 people were injured
What other countries did north Vietnamese troops move to invade south Vietnam?
The North Vietnamese transported troops and supplies through Cambodia and Laos in order to supply their army in South Vietnam. Their primary transportation route was known as the Ho Chi Mien Trail.
Through what other countries did north vietnamese troops move to invade south Vietnam?
The North Vietnamese transported troops and supplies through Cambodia and Laos in order to supply their army in South Vietnam. Their primary transportation route was known as the Ho Chi Mien Trail.
When did the U.S. invasion of Cambodia occur?
On April 1970 Nixon authorized the invasion of Cambodia to pursue North Vietnamese troops
Why did the North Vietnamese able to catch the US unprepared?
Because US troops weren't used gorilla style fights
What was Nixon's plan for winding down the war?
was to withdraw US troops and turn over fighting to Vietnamese troops.
