Fall of Saigon
Helicopter evacuation landmark
The Fall of Saigon was the capture of South Vietnam's capital by North Vietnamese forces on April 30, 1975, ending the Vietnam War.
It marked the reunification of Vietnam under communist rule and became synonymous with American military defeat.
The chaotic helicopter evacuation of the U.S. embassy—desperate civilians clinging to aircraft—remains an enduring image of the event: scenes reminiscent of the Fall of Saigon.
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- 1975A calendar year
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
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