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GEN Giap for the North & GEN Westermoreland for the South.
Tet is part of the Vietnamese Lunar new year celebration (holidays).
tet
A Vietnamese new year celebration.
Tet was the lunar new year of the south vietnamese.
tet offensiveThe 1968 offensive launched by the South Vietnamese was called the Tet offensive. It was called the Tet Offensive because it began in the early morning of 31 January 1968, which is Tết Nguyên Đán, the first day of the year on a traditional lunar calendar and the most significant Vietnamese holiday.
The Tet offensive
Tet Offensive.
In Vietnam, it's an annual new years celebration taking place in January.
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General Giap believed that the Tet offensive would cause the citizens and the Army of South Vietnam to lose confidence in their government.
The 1968 Tet Offensive was a military victory for South Vietnam and a psychological victory for North Vietnam. Although the South Vietnamese and U.S. forces were able to repel the offensive and regain control of the areas that were initially attacked, the surprise and scale of the offensive showcased the resilience and determination of the North Vietnamese forces, eroding public support for the war effort in the United States.