In April 1975, while the PAVN 1975 Spring Offensive overran much of the country, the Division protected Binh Thuy Air Base, the Arc Road Line at outer Can Tho, the ferry crossing between Can Tho-Binh Minh, Vinh Long province and the provincial capitals at An Xuyen (Ca Mau), Chuong Thien (Hau Giang), Rạch Giá (Kiên Giang), Bạc Liêu and Ba Xuyen (Soc Trang). On the early morning of 30 April 1975, several RVNAF helicopters launched airstrikes to stop the VC from taking sections of the Arc Road Line. Later that morning President Dương Văn Minh announced the unconditional surrender to North Vietnam by radio. General Lê Văn Hưng was upset about the surrender order and proposed that ARVN unit could retreat into the delta to continue fighting. Division soldiers retreated from the Arc Line to defend central Can Tho, but Hưng changed his mind and ordered them not to defend the city because of fears of the destruction that would result. At 20:00, the VC 9th Military Region representatives demanded the surrender of all ARVN units by the morning of 1 May. At 20:45 Hưng committed suicide at his home rather than surrender. On the morning of 1 May IV Corps commander Major General Nguyễn Khoa Nam committed suicide at his headquarters. The Division was effectively disbanded on 1 May 1975.