He was a founder of the Indochinese Communist Party, the League for the Independence of Vietnam (Viet Minh), the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong), and served as the president of the Democratic State of Vietnam (
Elements of the Viet Minh joined with the Viet Cong against the U.S.-supported government of South Vietnam and the United States in the Vietnam War (or Second Indochina War) of the late 1950s, the '60s, and the early '70s.
American soldiers referred to the Viet Cong as Victor Charlie or V-C. "Victor" and "Charlie" are both letters in the NATO phonetic alphabet. "Charlie" referred to communist forces in general, both Viet Cong and North Vietnamese.
Collectively the United States often called them the Viet Cong. It was commonly shortened to VC, which in military alphabet code was spoken as Victor Charlie. It was further shortened to just Charlie. American soldiers called them Charlie, they called themselves liberators.
The name Viet Cong comes from the phrase "cong san Viet Nam," meaning "Vietnamese communist." The term is rather derogatory, however, so perhaps a better translation would be "Vietnamese commie."
The Vietnamese Communists, or Vietcong, were the military branch of the National Liberation Front (NLF), and were commanded by the Central Office for South Vietnam, which was located near the Cambodian border. For arms, ammunition and special equipment, the Vietcong depended on the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Boo Koo (Boo Coo): Bastardized French from beaucoup, meaning “much” or “many” Boom-Boom: Slang for sex with a prostitute. Boonies: Any area outside a city or a base camp; colloquialism for “boondocks”; also called the “bush” Bonnie Hat: A soft, floppy hat worn by many in place of helmets.
By far and beyond the Australians. In fact, the Americans are only above the South Koreans and South Vietnamese when it comes to ground troops, whereas the Australians were the most feared and the rest of SEATO were somewhere in the middle.
Calling them the “men with green faces” because of the face camouflage they used, the VC feared SEALs and often put bounties on their heads.
No, it does not refer to anything perverting... Titi means something like little one/shorty in Vietnamese and is given to me ever since I was a baby. My siblings, cousins, nephews, nieces and many of my friends call me Titi. Some of them don't even know my real name. Titi, my nickname.
The Communist Vietnamese in the North used young individuals who were not prepared to fight against experienced American soldiers and were only given basic, minimal training. They became known as the Vietcong.
As a matter of fact, “Vietnam” is a combination of two Vietnamese words, “Viet” in ancient Vietnamese language meaning preeminent or descendants of a dragon soaring to the sun, “Nam” means of the southern territory.
With his lieutenants Vo Nguyen Giap and Pham Van Dong, Ho returned to Vietnam in January 1941 and organized the Viet Minh, or League for the Independence of Vietnam.
The Fall of Saigon, also called the Liberation of Saigon or Liberation of the South by the Vietnamese government, and Black April by anti-communist overseas Vietnamese, was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam ( ...
As the world's largest communist powers, both the Soviet Union and China gave moral, logistic and military support to North Vietnam. They hoped to build and expand communism in the Asia.
Some 60,000 Australian defence personnel served in Vietnam over 10 years of the war. Our initial commitment of 30 military advisers in 1962 grew to include a battalion in 1965 and a task force in 1966. Australia's last combat troops came home in March 1972, about 3 years before the war ended.
But the North Vietnamese forces in the jungle did have to worry about a mysterious fighting force, moving silently to close in on them and murder them. They weren't Americans — they were Australians, and they came to Vietnam to win.
And the German learned to fear Australians, because they were reckless, ruthless - and revengeful. During the Third Battle of Ypres, autumn 1917, the ANZAC's (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) met the Germans on high ground, in front of Polygon Wood.
used in Vietnam was, "boocoo dinky dow", spelled. correctly would be "beaucoup dien cai dau" meaning. much crazy in the head or perhaps as the Vietnamese. may have said, crazy as a kicking rooster, much like the. American expression, "mad as a wet hen."
Here are some other Vietnamese words that you can use to call your lover: người yêu ⎯⎯⎯ lover. bạn gái ⎯⎯⎯ girlfriend.
DD Mau Stl - "Di di mau" means to hurry and leave.
China's militarily supported North Vietnam by fighting South Vietnam and the United States in the Vietnam War. However, with the failure of the North Vietnamese and Chinese negotiations in 1968, the PRC began to withdraw support for the sake of preparing for a clash with the Soviets.
As well as targeted murders and kidnappings, the VC and the PAVN frequently mortared refugee camps and placed mines on highways frequented by villagers. Some mines were set to explode only on the passage of a heavy vehicle, in order to target civilian buses.
The Vietcong does not currently exist. The Vietcong dissolved following the reunification of Vietnam in 1975. It existed during the Vietnam War to fight against South Vietnam and the United States and support a communist Vietnam.