 The last pocket of PAVN at the southwest corner of the Citadel was eliminated in an attack by the 4th Vietnamese Marine Battalion in the early hours of 25 February.On 22 February the ARVN 21st and the 39th Ranger Battalions boarded junks and traveled to Gia Hoi Island (), between the east wall of the Citadel and the Perfume River where the Communist provisional government had been headquartered since the start of the offensive.The Rangers swept the island as thousands of local residents came out of hiding and ran through their ranks to escape the battle.