 | Korean War | Vietnam War |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Communist forces: | South Vietnam, United States, South Korea, Australia, Philippines, New Zealand, Thailand, Khmer Republic, Kingdom of Laos Supported by:, Spain, Taiwan, | Communist forces: North Vietnam, Viet Cong, Khmer Rouge, Pathet Lao Supported by:, Soviet Union, China (up to 1969), North Korea, Cuba |
| Troops: | ~1,830,000 (1968), South Vietnam: 850,000, United States: 536,100, Free World Military Forces: 65,000, South Korea: 50,000, Australia: 7,672, Thailand, Philippines: 10,450, New Zealand: 552 | 461,000+, North Vietnam: 287,465 (January 1968), China: 170,000 (1969), Soviet Union: 3,000, North Korea: 300–600 |
| Casualties: | South Vietnam, 361,000-720,000 civilian dead; military dead: 220,357 (lowest est.) – 316,000 dead (highest est.); 1,170,000 wounded, United States, 58,220 dead; 303,644 wounded, South Korea, 5,099 dead; 10,962 wounded; 4 missing, Australia, 500 | North Vietnam & Viet Cong, 50,000-182,000 civilian dead, 533,000 – 1,489,000 military dead or missing; 600,000+ wounded, China, 1,446 dead; 4,200 wounded, Soviet Union, 16 dead Total dead: 584,462-1,672,462, Total wounded: ~604,200+ |
| Predecessor | Malayan Emergency | Algerian War of Independence |
| Successor | Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya | First Sudanese Civil War |
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