Tet Truce

Tet Truce

The Tết Truce was a truce that occurred in 1968 between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

North Vietnam had announced in October that it would observe a seven-day truce from January 27 to February 3, 1968, in honor of the Tet holiday. However, on January 30, 1968, North Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive.


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