The art of transforming the battlefield in the 9th Route - Southern Laos Counteroffensive Campaign in 1971

Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 08:52 (GMT+7)
The valuable lessons and experiences in the art of battlefield transformation that we learned from the Route 9 - Southern Laos counteroffensive campaign have become an integral part of Vietnam’s military art. It stands as one of the exemplary campaigns that need to be further studied and creatively applied in the cause of defending the Motherland today.

Several strategic directions of the Party for the South revolution in 1971

Thursday, September 30, 2021, 07:54 (GMT+7)
In 1971, under the Party’s sound leadership, our military and people defeated the enemy’s large-scale operations, “pacification” plan, and strategy of “Vietnamisation” to create advantages and strength for the South revolution. 50 years have elapsed, but that leadership remains valuable and should continue to be studied and applied to the war to defend the Homeland (if occurred)

On the establishment of counter-offensive posture during the 9th Route - Southern Laos Campaign

Monday, March 29, 2021, 09:27 (GMT+7)
The 9th Route - Southern Laos Campaign in 1971 was a large-scale counter-offensive operation by our Military and people in the resistance war against the U.S., for national salvation, defeating the Operation Lam Son 719 in particular and the “Vietnamisation War” Strategy by the U.S. and Saigon army in general, providing us with many valuable lessons, especially on the posture establishment

Division 320 improves its overall quality and combat strength

Thursday, January 14, 2021, 13:56 (GMT+7)
Promoting the patriotic tradition of our country and being sheltered by the Inter-Zone 3’s troops and people, the Division’s cadres and soldiers overcame an array of difficulties and challenges to continuously achieve resounding feats of arms on the battlefields from the Northern Delta to the Northwest mountainous region

Division 304 enhances training quality and combat readiness level

Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 14:02 (GMT+7)
Promoting its heroic tradition, its cadres and soldiers have always strived, stayed united, been ready to receive and fulfill all assigned tasks, notably training and combat readiness, hence its overall quality and combat strength have been unceasingly enhanced.

The art of operational direction in the Route 9 - Southern Laos Counter-Offensive Campaign

Monday, June 24, 2019, 11:10 (GMT+7)
Under the direction of the Party Central Committee, our forces in the Campaign proactively made elaborate preparations and organized a large-scale joint operation in a close, flexible, creative manner. After 50 continuous days and nights, the Campaign achieved the resounding victory1 and provided us with valuable lessons, including those on the art of operational direction as follows

Truong Son Strategic Transportation Line - Ho Chi Minh Trail - a shining symbol of willpower and aspirations for national independence, freedom and unification

Monday, May 13, 2019, 21:41 (GMT+7)
60 years ago, under the Politburo’s Directive on opening a secret route along the Truong Son Mountain Range to support the revolution in the South, on President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday (May 19th 1959), the General Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence (MND) decided to establish a Special Military Group (known as the Group 559) tasked with opening a trail to the South along the Truong Son Range and transporting military supplies and staff members to the Southern battlefield

The art of establishing our disposition, destroying the enemy’s in Route 9 - Southern Laos Operation

Monday, September 05, 2016, 08:12 (GMT+7)
To realize the “Vietnamization” Strategy, weaken combat strength of the opponent, improve operational capability of Saigon troops, and facilitate the continued withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam, in the beginning months of 1971, US - Saigon troops conducted a number of large-scale operations, in which the “Operation Lam Son 719” attacking Route 9 - Southern Laos was the largest one