89:
301:
313:
332:
130:
214:, and an agreement about Vietnam (as parts of the three agreements about French Indochina) was signed between France and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 21 July 1954. The agreement reflected the military situation on the ground: the northern part of Vietnam, which was almost entirely controlled by the Viet Minh, became the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, under the communist leader
20:
261:
troops as well as allied soldiers were sent to the country to help the anti-communist government of South
Vietnam against communist North Vietnam from 1965 to 1973. Despite the DMZ's supposed status, 3rd Marine Division intelligence estimated that the combat strength of
238:. A temporary boundary, running primarily along the Ben Hai River was established pending elections, with the area on either side of the border declared a demilitarized zone. Troops of both governments were barred from that area.
100:
The border between North and South
Vietnam was 76.1 kilometers (47.3 mi) in length and ran from east to west near the middle of present-day Vietnam within Quang Tri province. Beginning in the west at the
582:
117:. Either side of the line was a Demilitarized Zone, forming a buffer of about 6.4–9.7 kilometers (4–6 mi) in width. Although it was nominally described as being at "the
270:(a nominally independent militant group aligned with North Vietnam against the South Vietnamese government) in the DMZ area in January 1968 was 40,943 troops.
218:. The southern part of Vietnam, where the Viet Minh controlled only relatively small and remote areas, became the independent State of Vietnam under
479:
521:
723:
718:
345:
614:
464:
55:
was officially divided into the two military gathering areas, which was supposed to be sustained in the short term after the
688:
285:
controlled by the Viet Cong and the North) and the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam, then full reunification as the modern
683:
277:. The DMZ ceased to exist after the reunification of the two Vietnamese countries under communist regimes: First the
514:
231:
668:
166:
286:
121:," the border never actually followed that line, only straddling the general area of that line of latitude.
693:
678:
673:
572:
494:
728:
663:
577:
544:
507:
698:
489:
459:
Pike, COL Thomas F., Military
Records, February 1968, 3rd Marine Division: The Tet Offensive, p. 115,
713:
708:
703:
371:
278:
273:
The North was ultimately victorious in the war and the
Republic of Vietnam's government collapsed on
549:
211:
182:
300:
113:. The line then followed this river as it flowed in a broadly northeastwards direction out to the
554:
312:
178:
96:
on the left is a re-creation and spires seen in the distance through the arch are a new monument.
658:
653:
413:
263:
8:
381:
227:
142:
118:
56:
36:
438:
133:
The
Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam, March 1968, looking west toward
361:
223:
40:
32:
219:
460:
366:
274:
181:
on 7 May 1954. On 22 July 1954, the French Union gave up its control of
Vietnam when
199:
divided into two countries: North
Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam, capital
154:
146:
88:
337:
250:
149:
where was usually and shortly called "Indochina" from 1946 to 1954 between the
114:
109:, it ran east in a straight line until reaching the village of Bo Ho Su on the
71:
647:
629:
616:
376:
258:
235:
110:
48:
44:
174:
150:
245:
broke out in 1955 – one year after the division – the DMZ hardened into a
385:
355:
242:
215:
93:
63:
92:
Photo taken from the north side of the DMZ at the Route 1 crossing. The
66:(1955–1975) it became important as the battleground demarcation between
499:
467:. NVA and VC Order of Battle information is located on pages 114–127
267:
162:
158:
67:
414:"International Boundary Study No. 19 – Vietnam – "Demarcation Line""
254:
195:
102:
129:
76:
52:
204:
190:
186:
200:
170:
354:
assisting victims of bombs and landmines left over from the
134:
106:
80:
ceased to exist with the reunification of
Vietnam in 1976.
351:
210:
The postcolonial conditions of
Vietnam were set at the
19:
249:
international boundary. The war itself evolved into a
177:) on the other. The Viet Minh won the war after their
145:(also called the French Indochina War) was fought in
327:
16:
Area separating North and South Vietnam (1954–1976)
645:
515:
480:Archive.org: Blurry Travel Guide to the DMZ
522:
508:
189:and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in
226:. The State of Vietnam later became the
128:
87:
18:
350:Clear Path International - an American
346:1st Searchlight Battery (United States)
203:) and South (State of Vietnam, capital
51:from 22 July 1954 to 2 July 1976, when
646:
529:
503:
408:
406:
404:
402:
400:
243:war between North and South Vietnam
43:that was the dividing line between
13:
397:
23:1969 map of the Demilitarized Zone
14:
740:
724:1975 disestablishments in Vietnam
473:
224:the old Vietnamese imperial house
330:
311:
299:
719:1954 establishments in Vietnam
495:Washington Post map of the DMZ
453:
431:
167:Democratic Republic of Vietnam
153:(including the anti-communist
1:
601:Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
391:
287:Socialist Republic of Vietnam
232:1955 South Vietnam referendum
29:Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
83:
7:
323:
157:) on the one side, and the
10:
745:
292:
124:
591:
563:
535:
441:. Encyclopedia Britannica
372:Korean Demilitarized Zone
279:Republic of South Vietnam
212:Geneva Conference of 1954
193:took effect, Vietnam was
419:. US Department of State
318:Map of the DMZ from 1966
306:Map of the DMZ from 1957
179:victory in Dien Bien Phu
74:South Vietnam. The zone
490:Honan.ne: Photos of DMZ
138:
97:
24:
669:International borders
264:North Vietnamese Army
169:and allies (aided by
132:
91:
22:
222:, the last scion of
694:First Indochina War
684:Quảng Bình province
679:North Central Coast
674:Demilitarized zones
626: /
382:Inner German border
228:Republic of Vietnam
143:First Indochina War
57:First Indochina War
729:Regions of Vietnam
689:Quảng Trị province
664:Borders of Vietnam
530:Borders of Vietnam
362:Demilitarized zone
358:in Central Vietnam
139:
98:
70:North Vietnam and
41:Quang Tri province
33:demilitarized zone
25:
699:Vietnam War sites
609:
608:
465:978-1-481219-46-4
367:Hien Luong Bridge
736:
714:1970s in Vietnam
709:1960s in Vietnam
704:1950s in Vietnam
641:
640:
638:
637:
636:
631:
627:
624:
623:
622:
619:
524:
517:
510:
501:
500:
468:
457:
451:
450:
448:
446:
435:
429:
428:
426:
424:
418:
410:
340:
335:
334:
333:
315:
303:
289:on 2 July 1976.
257:and millions of
155:State of Vietnam
147:French Indochina
744:
743:
739:
738:
737:
735:
734:
733:
644:
643:
634:
632:
628:
625:
620:
617:
615:
613:
612:
610:
605:
587:
559:
531:
528:
476:
471:
458:
454:
444:
442:
439:"17th parallel"
437:
436:
432:
422:
420:
416:
412:
411:
398:
394:
336:
331:
329:
326:
319:
316:
307:
304:
295:
127:
86:
17:
12:
11:
5:
742:
732:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
630:16.9°N 107.0°E
607:
606:
604:
603:
597:
595:
589:
588:
586:
585:
580:
575:
569:
567:
561:
560:
558:
557:
552:
547:
541:
539:
533:
532:
527:
526:
519:
512:
504:
498:
497:
492:
487:
475:
474:External links
472:
470:
469:
452:
430:
395:
393:
390:
389:
388:
379:
374:
369:
364:
359:
348:
342:
341:
338:Vietnam portal
325:
322:
321:
320:
317:
310:
308:
305:
298:
294:
291:
251:proxy conflict
126:
123:
115:Gulf of Tonkin
85:
82:
72:anti-communist
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
741:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
659:South Vietnam
657:
655:
654:North Vietnam
652:
651:
649:
642:
639:
602:
599:
598:
596:
594:
590:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
570:
568:
566:
562:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
542:
540:
538:
534:
525:
520:
518:
513:
511:
506:
505:
502:
496:
493:
491:
488:
485:
481:
478:
477:
466:
462:
456:
445:September 21,
440:
434:
423:September 21,
415:
409:
407:
405:
403:
401:
396:
387:
383:
380:
378:
377:McNamara Line
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
357:
353:
349:
347:
344:
343:
339:
328:
314:
309:
302:
297:
296:
290:
288:
284:
280:
276:
275:30 April 1975
271:
269:
265:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
239:
237:
236:Ngo Dinh Diem
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
208:
206:
202:
198:
197:
192:
188:
184:
183:the agreement
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
136:
131:
122:
120:
119:17th parallel
116:
112:
111:Ben Hai River
108:
104:
95:
90:
81:
79:
78:
73:
69:
65:
60:
58:
54:
50:
49:South Vietnam
46:
45:North Vietnam
42:
38:
37:17th parallel
34:
30:
21:
611:
600:
592:
564:
536:
483:
455:
443:. Retrieved
433:
421:. Retrieved
282:
272:
246:
240:
209:
194:
175:Soviet Union
151:French Union
140:
99:
75:
61:
28:
26:
635:16.9; 107.0
633: /
583:Philippines
484:with photos
386:Berlin Wall
356:Vietnam War
234:, ruled by
216:Ho Chi Minh
161:-dominated
94:guard tower
64:Vietnam War
62:During the
648:Categories
392:References
230:after the
593:Historic:
573:Indonesia
565:Maritime:
268:Viet Cong
163:Viet Minh
159:communist
84:Geography
68:communist
621:107°00′E
578:Malaysia
545:Cambodia
324:See also
283:de facto
266:and the
259:American
255:Cold War
247:de facto
196:de facto
185:between
173:and the
103:tripoint
618:16°54′N
293:Gallery
253:of the
220:Bảo Đại
125:History
77:de jure
53:Vietnam
35:at the
463:
241:After
205:Saigon
191:Geneva
187:France
31:was a
550:China
537:Land:
417:(PDF)
201:Hanoi
171:China
105:with
555:Laos
461:ISBN
447:2020
425:2020
384:and
141:The
135:Laos
107:Laos
47:and
27:The
352:NGO
207:).
39:in
650::
482:—
399:^
59:.
523:e
516:t
509:v
486:.
449:.
427:.
281:(
165:/
137:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
