Question: what was the difference between the viet cong and the viet minh?
Answer: Mainly referred to a Vietnamese in South, fighting for North during the war, many of them were Viet Minh veterans. Viet Cong was formed in opposition against the South Vietnamese government led under Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem. ... The Viet Minh are known as nationalist, while the Viet Cong as known as communists.