Vietcong

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Army based in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought against the USA and the South Vietnam government during the Vietnam war. The Vietcong was created for those who beleived in Communism in South Vietnam, which was heading towards democracy. Vietcong is the short simpliar term of //cộng sản Việt Nam.// This term means Vietnamese Communsim. Earliest knowledge of the Vietcong was around 1957, or to the begining of the Vietnam War.
 * __Vietcong__**

The term Vietcong was used to symoblize the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam. The Vietcong was believed to be a force used by Hanoi, the North Vietnamese government. The US and the South Vietnamese believed that Hanoi trained the Vietcong and gave them weapons and sent them back to South Vietnam to battle and attack within their own country. The Vietcong consisted of gurellia soliders and soliders from the north vietnamese army.
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__**What**__ The Vietcong was a small southern based army or force to rebel against the South Vietnam government and the US forces that came to help. The reason for rebellion many beleived was because they were sent by Hanoi and were fighting against democracy, and wanting to keep communism. The Vietcong's biggest battle was against the US Saigon in South Vietnam during the war in 1968. THis battle was called the [|TET offensive]. This attack was a loss for the Vietcong, but the United States always thought of it as a loss on their behalf.

The vietcong was based in South Vietnam. The Vietcong's headquarters were located 75 miles north-east of Saigon. This base was in Loc Ninh.
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The Vietcong's earliest sign of creation was 1957 or to the begining to the Vietnam. The end of the Vietcong came in July of 1975. This came after their headquarters were bombed by the US and South Vietnam forces.
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The entire purpose of the Vietcong was to rebel the US and the begining of a democracy government. The Vietcong who's soliders belonged mostly to the north wanted to stay near Russia and China in force, so they wanted to continue to be a communist government.
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