List of massacres in Vietnam
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Vietnam and its predecessors:
Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Perpetrator |
Mỹ Trạch massacre | November 29, 1947 | Mỹ Trạch village, Mỹ Thủy commune, Lệ Thủy District, Quảng Bình Province | 300, more than | French Armed Forces |
Châu Đốc massacre | July 11, 1957 | Châu Đốc in An Giang Province, South Vietnam | 17 | Anti-government insurgents |
Bình An/Tây Vinh massacre | February 12, 1966 – March 17, 1966 | Tây Sơn District of Bình Định Province, South Vietnam | 1,004 | Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
Binh Tai massacre | October 9, 1966 | Binh Tai village, Phước Bình, Sông Bé Province, South Vietnam | 168 | Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
Bình Hòa massacre | December 3, 1966 to December 6, 1966 | Bình Hòa village, Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam | 430 | Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
Thuy Bo incident | January 31, 1967 to February 1st, 1967 | Thuy Bo, Điện Bàn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam | 145 | United States Marine Corps |
Đắk Sơn massacre | December 5, 1967 | Đắk Sơn, Đắk Lắk Province, South Vietnam | 114–252 | Viet Cong |
Massacre at Huế | January 31, 1968 to February 28, 1968 | Huế | 2,800–6,000 | Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army |
Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre | February 12, 1968 | Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất hamlets, Điện Bàn District of Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam | 69–79 | Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
Hà My massacre | February 25, 1968 | Hà Mỹ village, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam | 135 | Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
My Lai Massacre | March 16, 1968 | Mỹ Lai and My Khê hamlets, Sơn Mỹ, Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam | 504 | U.S. Army |
Son Tra massacre | June 28/9, 1968 | Sơn Trà, Bình Sơn District, Quảng Ngãi, South Vietnam | 88 | Viet Cong |
Thanh Phong massacre | February 25, 1969 | Thanh Phong village of Bến Tre Province, South Vietnam | 21 | U.S. Navy |
Son Thang massacre | February 19, 1970 | Son Thang, South Vietnam | 16 | U.S. Marine Corps |
Thanh My massacre | June 11, 1970 | Thanh My, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam | 78 | Viet Cong |
Duc Duc massacre | March 29, 1971 | Duc Duc Village, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam | 103 | Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam |
Shelling of Highway 1 | April 24 & 28/9, 1972 | Highway 1, between Quảng Trị and Huế, South Vietnam | ~2,000 | People's Army of Vietnam |
Ba Chúc massacre | April 18, 1978 | Ba Chúc, Tri Tôn, An Giang province, South Vietnam | 3,157 | Khmer Rouge Forces |