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Viet Cong, also known as the "National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam", liberated and tried to improve the situation in the south Vietnam. The term was originally applied by Diem's regime to Communist troops (about 10,000) left in hideouts in South Vietnam after the Geneva Conference of 1954, following the French Indochina War (1946-54). Most Communist troops, according to the agreements, had withdrawn to North Vietnam. Supported and later directed by North Vietnam, the Viet Cong first tried revolutionay tactics to overthrow the South Vietnamese regime, then resorted to open warfare This was established around the end of the 1960s to fight against the Republic of Vietnam. This organization was also funded by many people who thought that they were doing the right thing by fighting for what they believe. There was many supporters and also a group called the "People's Army of Vietnam" whom also supported them.

The Viet Cong had many goals besides simply overthrowing the republic of Vietnam: 1. They wanted to overthrow the awful government of Ngo Dinh Diem, and establish a form of national democratic coalition. 2. They wanted to remove the economic association Vietnam had with the U.S. 3. They wanted to also remove the military the U.S. situated there and abolish U.S. cultural enslavement and depravity while building a nationalistic progressive culture and education. 4. The Viet Cong organization also wanted to establish equality among men and women. 5. They wanted to pursue a foreign policy of peace and establish diplomatic relations with all countries that respect the independence and sovereignty of Vietnam. 6. The Viet Cong also wanted to re-establish normal relations between North and South as a first step toward peaceful reunification of the for their country to be united as a whole. 7. Finally they tried their best to defend world peace.

The Viet Cong were organized into three levels. The first of these organizations were regular forces that operated under the authority of the southern comunist regime. The second were full time guerillas organized into companies serving under provincial leadership, while the third were a part time self-defense militia organized into squads and platoons used primarily for village defense. In addition to remain anonymous from the Viet Cong, they wore no uniforms and dressed in regular peasant clothes, blending in with the landscape of the village. They would perodically launch hit-and-run attacks on the government instillations and military outposts, and even districts in the South. Their most celebrated victory was at the village of Ap Bac in early 1963 causing much damage to the Southern Vietnamese units.

The Viet Cong were also young men and women, usually dressed in army fatigue or sometimes in satin like pajamas that fought in the underground tunnels also known as Vietcong. These tunnels stretched about 83 miles in Vietnam, under almost every village and provence. Sometimes, tunnel fighters would stay down there for months or even years. The Vietcong were known as the guierillas of the Vietnam War, popping out and fighting at any given time, even setting traps for unknowing G.I.s to stumble upon. The Viet Cong also took no prisoners, they shot to kill and collected weapons, clothing and anything to help them or their village out from the American soldiers.

The Viet Cong resorted to acts of terror to defeat opposition, “handle” government officials and control the population. They opted for murder, kidnapping and torturing all whom they felt needed to be, in order to maintain control. Though the forces constantly denied using any type of terror in their actions, they placed mines in villages occupied by American soldiers, killed more than 2800 unarmed government officials, used flamethrowers to burn 252 civilians and murdered or kidnapped about 250 Vietnam citizens per week.

Unlike the main troops, who saw themselves as professional soldiers, local Vietcong groups tended to be far less confident. For the most part, recruits were young teenagers, and while many were motivated by idealism, others had been pressured or shamed into joining. They also harbored real doubts about their ability to fight heavily armed and well-trained American soldiers.

The NLF was nominally independent of the North Vietnamese armed forces and although the leadership of the group was communist, the NLF was also made up of others who were allied with the Front against the regime of Ngo Dinh Diem. The NLF was organized in 1960 at the direction of the Leo Dong Party, which, in 1962, also formed a southern communist, the People's Revolutionary Party (PRP). Ultimate control of the PRP, NLF and associated front organizations rested with Hanoi throughout the conflict. As the war with the Americans progressed, North Vietnamese personnel increasingly formed the military staff and officer corps of the NLF as well as directly deploying their own forces. The PAVN official history refers to the PLAF as simply "part of the PAVN". From the start, Communist cadres also formed the majority of the decision-making strata of the organization, though non-Communists, encouraged by the initial chair, Ho Chi Minh City, were also involved in this process.

Viet Cong, also known as the Vietnam Communist, is a guerrilla force that fought against South Vietnam. This military arm of the National Liberation Front was established at the end of 1960. You could never know who was apart of the Viet Cong because they wore the same clothing as local peasants. The Vietcong perform hit and run attacks when there was new government installments, on military outpost and in towns in the South. In early 1963, Viet Cong’s most celebrated victory was at the village of Ap Bac. At the end of the war in 1975. The People’s Army of Vietnam had superseded the role of Viet Cong. The remaining Viet Cong participated in very little and joined the PAVN.