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Siege of Saigon
History of Vietnam
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| | 1968 | Chi-Minh, Ho |  |
| Feb Saigon The Viet Cong are driven back from Saigon
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| 1975 | Thieu, Nguyen van |  |
| 21st April Saigon 5 divisions of South Vietnamese infantry troops, a division of US Rangers & 2 brigades of US Marines in position around Saigon are outnumbered by more than 2 ro 1
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| 21st April Saigon North Vietnamese troops have surrounded Saigon and military expert are predicting the city will fall within weeks if not days
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| 29th April Saigon Nine days after Nguyen Van Thieu's resignation, the Vietnam war ends with the fall of Saigon
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| 30th April Saigon Ambassador Graham Martin and 7100 US & SV personnel are evacuated
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