The role of artillery in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and the issue of building an “elite, compact, and strong” Artillery Corps

Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 07:06 (GMT+7)
In the strategic decisive battle of Dien Bien Phu, our artillery force demonstrated its courage and creativity, proving its role as the primary ground firepower of our armed forces, contributing significantly to the victory of the campaign. Via the battle, many valuable lessons were drawn, and they need to be studied and developed to build the Artillery Corps into an “elite, compact, and strong” force, advancing towards modernity, meeting the requirements and objectives of the cause of defending the Homeland in the new situation

The art of force organisation and deployment in the 1954 Upper Laos Campaign

Saturday, March 30, 2024, 17:27 (GMT+7)
The victory of the 1954 Upper Laos Campaign played a significant role in establishing a favourable position for the Dien Bien Phu front to implement the “firm attack, firm progress” combat principle, achieving a victory “resounding across continents, shaking the world”. The distinctive art of force deployment drawn from the Campaign should continue to be studied and creatively applied in the current mission of national defence.

The art of posture establishment and transformation in the Lai Chau Liberation Operation of 1953

Saturday, December 16, 2023, 19:57 (GMT+7)
Victory of the Lai Chau Liberation Operation of 1953 served to create favourable conditions and opportunities for us to carry out the Winter-Spring Strategic Operational Plan of 1953-1954. Lessons on military art drawn from the operation remain valuable and need further studies and creative application and development in the war to safeguard the Fatherland.

The art of transforming combat posture in the Viet Bac Autumn-Winter 1947 Operation

Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 08:57 (GMT+7)
The success of the Counter-Offensive Operation in Viet Bac Autumn-Winter 1947 affirmed remarkable advancements in our technical and tactical skills and the ability to coordinate multiple forces in action to destroy the enemy. It left behind valuable lessons in the operational art, in which the art of transforming combat posture was one of the most significant features.

On the organisation and utilisation of armed forces to safeguard the sovereignty over seas and islands in the jurisdiction of Military Region 7

Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 13:33 (GMT+7)
Located in the choke point of the Southeastern Region, a part of the Central Highland, and the South Central Coast, Military Region 7 is a key strategic region in the defensive posture of the South and the entire country with a 322-km-long coastline and numerous islands of military, defence, and economic values such as Phu Quy, Con Dao, etc. Being fully aware of its position and on the foundation of grasping the task of safeguarding the sovereignty over the seas and islands, in recent years, the Military Region’s armed forces have closely coordinated with military services, arms, and local forces to build up an uninterrupted and solid posture for defending the seas and islands as well as bring into play the synergy of forces to safeguard the sacred sovereignty over the Fatherland’s seas and islands.

Brigade 132 ensures the stable, thorough, solid and safe communication

Sunday, April 30, 2023, 10:14 (GMT+7)
Bringing into play the 70-year traditions of construction, combat and growth, cadres and soldiers of the Signal Brigade 132 continue to learn, practice, manage to gain many new achievements and be determined to steadily hold the “blood vessel” of the strategic-level military communication in the Southern Central part – Central Highlands, so that the “Highland wave” can fly high and far, contributing to the firm construction and protection of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the new situation.

A look back at Upper Laos Victory of 1953

Saturday, April 29, 2023, 09:00 (GMT+7)
The Upper Laos Victory is the result of the proletarian internationalism and the operational coordination between the two militaries and people of the two countries. It becomes a milestone in Viet Nam – Laos solidarity history. The Upper Laos Victory and other military victories in 1953 inflicted heavy defeats on the enemy, created a turning point for Lao revolution, and brought about developments in position and strength, enabling militaries and people of the two countries to defeat French colonialists’ invasion completely. The lessons learnt from the Upper Laos Victory of 1953 remain invaluable in theoretical, practical terms in today’s national building and defence.

The art of creating and seizing opportunity in the Central Highlands Campaign 1975

Saturday, April 01, 2023, 19:23 (GMT+7)
Our Central Highlands Victory led to a fundamental shift in the balance of power between our force and the enemy and created a favourable strategic situation for us. The enemy was seriously and strategically weakened, this brought us the opportunity to launch the General Offensive and Uprising Spring 1975 to completely liberate the South. The Central Highlands Campaign left us many valuable lessons in military arts, especially the art of creating and seizing opportunities in combat – this is the issue that needs to be further studied, applied and developed in the cause of national defence today.

The art of special warfare in our General Offensive and Uprising in Spring 1968 – lessons for the cause of defending the Motherland today

Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 21:57 (GMT+7)
The glorious victory of our people in general and of the Special Force in particular during the Spring 1968 General Offensive and Uprising left us many invaluable lessons; in which, the unique feature of the art of special warfare operation was a fundamental and significant issue that needs to be further studied, developed and applied to the cause of national defence today.

Upholding the technical service exellence of the Air Defence Campaign late 1972 in a potential Patriotic War

Thursday, December 29, 2022, 08:21 (GMT+7)
Half a century has passed, but the values of the lessons on the art of technical assurance in the Air Defence Campaign late 1972 remain valid. This is a very important note for the task of defending the Motherland in general and protecting our airspace in the new situation, in particular. That requires us to continue to study and effectively apply these important lessons in training, practice, exercises, and implementing combat readiness missions,... to avoid any surprise from the air in any circumstances, contributing to the work of defending Vietnam Socialist Motherland of our Party, People and Military.