Viet Cong forces were highly covert (secretive), their existence depended upon it. Almost surely, during the pre-1965 years, the US Advisers/Special Forces (Green Berets) knew by name, who some of the VC commander's were. However, as VC units became depleted (especially after the TET offensive '68), NVA units took a more active role in the fighting, and it is known that VC units were subordinate to the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) after 1968.
Southerners living in South Vietnam who sympathized with the Communist North, were the Viet Cong (VC). Communist North Vietnam, sent it's NVA (North Viet Army) south into South Vietnam to fight US/Allied forces. So, there were two basic enemies in South Vietnam: The communist sympathizers (VC) who already lived in South Vietnam. And the communist NVA, who marched from their homeland in the north, to fight in the south.
Southern VC cdrs were veried and little is known of them. The NORTH Viet cdr that gained world fame was NVA General Giap.
At the time of the US involvement it was the communist leader Ho Chi Minh. He had been leader from 1945 through 1969.
Nguyen Huu Tho.
Vietnam is currently ruled by the Communist government led by President Nguyen Minh Triet.
The communist super-power's goal was expanding communism; Hanoi was trying to expand communism by attempting to take over the "Republic" of South Vietnam, a non-communist country (nation). North Vietnam was in keeping with communist expansion; which is why the Chinese Communists/USSR supplied Hanoi with war material & training.
Communist North Vietnam re-united with the NON-Communist SOUTH Vietnam, creating ONE Communist country; Vietnam.
Just like Korea, North Vietnam is a communist state under Ho Chi Minh, while South Vietnam is run under a non-communist pro-American government led by Ngo Dinh Diem and later Nguyen Van Thieu.
To stop communist North Vietnam from taking over the non-communist country of South Vietnam.
Communist infiltration into South Vietnam.
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It was Ho Chi Minh.
Vietnam is currently ruled by the Communist government led by President Nguyen Minh Triet.
Ho Chi Minh
diem was the communist leader of north Vietnam.
The communist super-power's goal was expanding communism; Hanoi was trying to expand communism by attempting to take over the "Republic" of South Vietnam, a non-communist country (nation). North Vietnam was in keeping with communist expansion; which is why the Chinese Communists/USSR supplied Hanoi with war material & training.
Communist North Vietnam re-united with the NON-Communist SOUTH Vietnam, creating ONE Communist country; Vietnam.
The French Indochina War most likely led to the (so called) American Vietnam War. Because the French war divided up the country into TWO nations; North & South Vietnams. When the communist led North Vietnam attempted to take over (conquer) South Vietnam... this led to US involvment.
Just like Korea, North Vietnam is a communist state under Ho Chi Minh, while South Vietnam is run under a non-communist pro-American government led by Ngo Dinh Diem and later Nguyen Van Thieu.
To prevent the communist take over of the NON-communist Republic of South Vietnam, by Communist NORTH Vietnam.
Communist North Vietnam was trying to take over the non-communist country of South Vietnam. The US fought North Vietnam to stop them.