The Vietnam War was won by North Vietnam. Militarily, North Vietnamese forces, along with the Viet Cong, ultimately defeated the South Vietnamese government and its allies, including the United States, by capturing Saigon in April 1975. This victory led to the unification of Vietnam under communist rule
. While the United States and South Vietnam won many major battles and inflicted heavy casualties on the communist forces, the U.S. failed in its primary objective to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam. The war ended with the withdrawal of U.S. troops and the fall of South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to communist governments
. In summary, North Vietnam achieved a decisive military and political victory by reunifying the country under communism, despite the heavy costs and losses suffered by all sides
