The Fall of Saigon to the North Vietnamese Army at 11:30 on 30 April 1975 That Ended the Vietnam War
North Vietnamese tanks of the 203rd Armoured Regiment crashed through the gates of the Independence Palace in Saigon at 11:30 on 30 April 1975. South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh surrendered unconditionally. The 30-year Vietnamese war for unification was over. The American helicopter evacuation of approximately 7,000 from rooftops across the previous 18 hours had ended at 07:53.
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