Phase III offensive

Phase III offensive
Part of the Vietnam War
Date 17 August – 27 September 1968 Location South Vietnam Result U.S./South Vietnamese victory
Belligerents
United States  South Vietnam	North Vietnam Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
Creighton Abrams Keith L. Ware † Ellis W. Williamson Carl A. Youngdale Cao Văn Viên	Lê Duẩn   Văn Tiến Dũng Hoàng Văn Thái   Chu Huy Mân
Units involved
1st Infantry Division 25th Infantry Division 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 1st Marine Division 2nd Division 5th Division 6th & 8th Airborne Battalions 1st, 2nd & 3rd Marine Battalions	Military Region 5 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division B2 Front 5th Division 7th Division 9th Division
Casualties and losses
unknown	U.S./South Vietnamese body count: 29,000+ killed or wounded
Civilian: 1,036 dead 2,536 wounded

Phase III of the Tet offensive of 1968 (also known as the August offensive or Third offensive) was launched by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) from 17 August to 27 September 1968. The offensive was divided into two waves of attacks from 17 to 31 August 1968 and from 11 to 27 September of that same year.