Operation End Sweep
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Operation End Sweep was a U.S. Navy operation to remove the naval mines from Haiphong
harbor in North Vietnam
in July 1973. This action was done in favor of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, abiding to the Paris Peace Accord.
Haiphong
, also Haiphong, is the third most populous city in Vietnam. The name means, "coastal defence".-History:Hai Phong was originally founded by Lê Chân, the female general of a Vietnamese revolution against the Chinese led by the Trưng Sisters in the year 43 C.E.The area which is now known as Duong...
harbor in North Vietnam
North Vietnam
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam , was a communist state that ruled the northern half of Vietnam from 1954 until 1976 following the Geneva Conference and laid claim to all of Vietnam from 1945 to 1954 during the First Indochina War, during which they controlled pockets of territory throughout...
in July 1973. This action was done in favor of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, abiding to the Paris Peace Accord.