1973 in the Vietnam War
1973 in the Vietnam War began with a peace agreement, the Paris Peace Accords, signed by the United States and South Vietnam on one side of the Vietnam War and communist North Vietnam and the insurgent Viet Cong on the other. Although honored in some respects, the peace agreement was violated by both North and South Vietnam as the struggle for power and control of territory in South Vietnam continued. North Vietnam released all American prisoners of war and the United States completed its military withdrawal from South Vietnam.
U.S. Congressional opposition to the Vietnam War forced the U.S. to cease bombing communist forces in Cambodia in August and in November Congress adopted the War Powers Resolution which limited the U.S. President's authority to wage war.
| 1973 in the Vietnam War | |||
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Hanoi Taxi, the plane used to bring home American POWs from Hanoi | |||
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| Belligerents | |||
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Anti-Communist forces: South VietnamUnited States (until 29 March) South Korea (until 23 March) Khmer Republic Kingdom of Laos |
Communist forces: North VietnamViet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao China Soviet Union | ||
| Strength | |||
| US: ~24,000 reduced to 0 (by March 29) | |||
| Casualties and losses | |||
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South Vietnam: 27,901 killed: 275 US: 68 killed | U.S. estimate: ~39,000 PAVN/VC killed | ||