Minor Invasions (Cambodian-Vietnamese War)

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Chronology

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• September 1977: Vietnamese forces crossed for 20 km into Cambodian territory.
• September 1977: One Vietnamese division pushed as far as the town of Mimot.
• January 1978: The main Cambodian units deployed east of the Mekong were routed with heavy losses.
• June 1978: Vietnamese occupation of Suong and Prey Veng.
• June 1978: Vietnamese occupation of Suong and Prey Veng.
• February 1978: A large part of the Vietnamese occupied territory was liberated by the Cambodian departments by early February.
• May 1977: The Khmer Rouge leave An Giang and the city of Chau Doc.
• January 1978: The advancing Vietnamese units were located only 38 km from the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
• July 1978: In June, after repeated airstrikes that resulted in several Cambodian casualties, a Vietnamese combat group re-invaded eastern Cambodia and took the towns of Suong and Prey Veng by the end of the month.
• July 1978: In June, after repeated airstrikes that resulted in several Cambodian casualties, a Vietnamese combat group re-invaded eastern Cambodia and took the towns of Suong and Prey Veng by the end of the month.
• November 1977: A Cambodian counter-offensive drove the Vietnamese back across the border.
• May 1978: The two Cambodian divisions were part of the Khmer Rouge regime led by Pol Pot. The massacre in Ba Chúc was part of the ongoing conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam, which eventually led to the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1978.
• April 1978: The two Cambodian divisions were under the command of the Khmer Rouge regime led by Pol Pot. The massacre at Ba Chúc was part of the ongoing conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam, stemming from border disputes and political tensions between the two countries.
• June 1977: Vietnamese forces leave the Ratanakiri province.
• November 1977: A Cambodian counter-offensive drove the Vietnamese back across the border.
• April 1978: The two Cambodian divisions were under the command of the Khmer Rouge regime led by Pol Pot. The massacre at Ba Chúc was part of the ongoing conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam, stemming from border disputes and political tensions between the two countries.
• September 1977: A Vietnamese division supported by armor and aviation retook lost ground in Tay Ninh province.
• May 1977: The Vietnamese People's Army (Quân Đội Nhân Dân Việt Nam or EPV) responded by massing troops on the Cambodian border, and in early May, three Vietnamese divisions crossed the border between Cambodia and Laos, penetrating 16 km into Ratanakiri province.
• September 1977: Six Cambodian divisions trespassed ten kilometers into Tay Ninh province.
• February 1978: A large part of the Vietnamese occupied territory was liberated by the Cambodian departments by early February.
• April 1977: In 1977, Cambodian troops led by the Khmer Rouge crossed into Vietnam and attacked the province of An Giang and the city of Chau Doc.
• May 1978: The two Cambodian divisions were part of the Khmer Rouge regime led by Pol Pot. The massacre in Ba Chúc was part of the ongoing conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam, which eventually led to the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in 1978.