The Vietnamese Communists, or Vietcong, were the military branch of the National Liberation Front (NLF), and were commanded by the Central Office for South Vietnam, which was located near the ...

SAIGON: Vietcong troops pushed into two province capitals within 40 miles of Saigon today [April 9]. Field reports said the Vietcong pushed to the centre of Xuan Loc … and briefly captured the ...

which was set up to oppose Diem’s rule, and was eventually to become the Vietcong.

and so it was no surprise when they began to give their support to an opposition organisation - the National Liberation Front, also known as the Vietcong.

The Vietnamese Communists, or Vietcong, were the military branch of the National Liberation Front (NLF), and were commanded by the Central Office for South Vietnam, which was located near the ...