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The viet cong were the army of the south vietnamese communists?
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What was the name for the military forces of the vietnamese communists?
The North Vietnamese Army was a regular army; just the like the US Army. The South Vietnamese communists living in South Vietnam were called the Viet Cong (VC); they were the guerrillas.
Who named the viet cong?
The South Vietnamese referred to Communists LIVING in "South Vietnam" as the Viet Cong. Not to be confused with enemy soldiers entering South Vietnam FROM North Vietnam, the NVA (North Viet Army).
What were the communists who fought US troops in South Vietnam called?
The VC lived in the South; the NVA came from the north. Viet Cong & North Vietnamese Army
What side did the viet cong represent?
The Viet Cong were insurgents and terrorists in South Vietnam, who supported the North Vietnamese Army. While the North Vietnamese Army fought in direct combat from the north, the Viet Cong used guerilla warfare and insurgency tactics to interrupt operations in the south.
What were the nations that fought in the Vietnam war?
Vietnamese Communists (Viet Cong) vs. the South Vietnamese Army and the US. Many other countries supported but the main ones are above
What is Vietnamese Communism?
North Vietnam was a communist nation. The VC (Viet Cong) were communists living in SOUTH Vietnam.
What were communist rebels who supported Ho Chi Minh called?
Viet-cong However, the Viet Cong was the army. Communist civilians are communists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They were called the Viet Minh while fighting the French. The Viet Cong was not the army, it was a guerrilla organization. The North Vietnamese Army (NVA) was the army, but all were communists who supported Ho Chi Minh.
Where the viet cong pro American elements of the south Vietnamese military?
Absolutely not - On the contrary, they were the guerilla, civilian peasant farmers who took up weapons against American troops in support of the communists, alongside the NVA, or north Vietnamese army/
Who did America fight against in Vietnam?
The NVA and the VC (North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong).
What are south vietnam communists call?
V.C., or Viet Cong - loosely translated "People's Army"
How did people join the Vietcong?
Both the Communists (North Vietnam and the South Vietnamese Communists, known as the Viet Cong-VC) and the South Vietnamese governments "DRAFTED" their men. When we entered a village (town) and there were NO military age males around, we knew they were either, deceased, hiding, or serving in the North or South Vietnamese military.
What does the word Viet Cong mean?
For the US Servicemen in Vietnam, it was obvious who the NVA were, they wore green uniforms and pith helmets. The VC (Viet Cong) were another matter. They were local guerillas; South Vietnamese Citizens who were VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS. Often wearing civilian clothing, the only way a GI could tell if they were VC: was if they carried an AK-47, SKS, or RPG; or in an area where there wasn't supposed to be anyone (normally a "free fire zone").
