Southeast Asia · Animated schematic fronts

Vietnam War

The Vietnamese war involved extensive foreign participation; the start year follows a common periodisation.

The line is a schematic boundary of territory under one side's control at the dated moments, simplified from overview maps. Enclaves, shifting allies and contested districts are omitted; in-between frames are interpolated and closing edges are graphic and may include sea or uninvolved land. Between 1955 and 1975 the south had no front line: it was mainly a guerrilla war. The line shows the demarcation line at the 17th parallel, the Easter Offensive of 1972 and the final offensive of 1975.