Vietnamese Volunteer Soldiers - the core component of the Vietnam - Laos combat alliance

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 16:23 (GMT+7)
On 30 October 1949, the Standing Board of the Indochinese Communist Party Central Committee decided: “Vietnamese military forces will fight and work to help Laos establish their own system and will be organised as Volunteer Soldiers”. Under the leadership of our Party and President Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese Volunteer Soldiers excellently fulfilled their task of giving assistance to the Lao revolution, worthy of the cornerstone of the Vietnam - Laos combat alliance

General Le Trong Tan: A talented, decisive militarist of Vietnam People’s Army

Monday, October 07, 2024, 09:04 (GMT+7)
One thing special is that, during the two final decisive battles in the resistant wars against French colonists and American imperialists, he was the commander of the units attacking enemy headquarters to capture General Christian de Castries in 1954 and the entire cabinet of the Saigon regime in 1975, making worthy contributions to liberation and reunification of the country.

Vietnam’s military art and the requirements for its development in the new situation (Continued)

Saturday, August 17, 2024, 20:36 (GMT+7)
Vietnam’s military art in the two resistance wars against the French and Americans is the military art of a people’s war that is very distinctive and unique, based on a combination of traditional and modern elements. It is the military art of a liberation war, gradually developing to reach its peak during the final stage of the resistance war against the Americans for national liberation.

Evolution of military artistry in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and contemporary issues of training operational and strategic-level cadres

Friday, May 10, 2024, 09:35 (GMT+7)
In the new revolutionary period, military training needs to focus on nurturing and continually improving comprehensive knowledge, with the central focus being on the military knowledge for the contingent of operational and strategic-level cadres. In combat, the challenge for operational and strategic-level cadres is the ability to assess the enemy situation, flexibility, logical thinking, keen judgment,... “thinking up schemes, devising strategies,” to gradually put the enemy into a passive position.

The art of “striking at one point to destroy reinforcements” during Central – Lower Laos Campaign 1954

Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 10:56 (GMT+7)
In coordination with other theatres during the Winter – Spring Strategic Offensive of 1953 – 1954, we launched a surprise campaign in Central – Lower Laos, inflicting major losses to the enemy, forcing them to disperse their mobile reserve forces in multiple directions. This is a small-scale campaign conducted in a strategic area, far from our logistics bases; however, with the employment of the art of “striking at one point to destroy reinforcements”, we were able to achieve very high combat efficiency, contributing to the ultimate victory of our Resistance War against French Colonialism

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.

Distinctive features of the combat art of the opening battle in the Northern Central Highlands Campaign in 1954

Saturday, February 17, 2024, 07:25 (GMT+7)
Based on a precise understanding, assessment, and conclusion of the enemy situation, our forces, the terrain, and the weather in the operational area, the Campaign Command decided to choose the Northern Central Highlands as the main offensive direction to initiate the Campaign. This was a wise choice, reflecting the foresight, keen thinking, and creativity of the Campaign’s Party Committee and Command, as the Central Highlands was a strategic area for both our army and the enemy in Southern Vietnam and the Indochina.

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.

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.

Strategic direction of the Party Central Committee and President Ho Chi Minh: The deciding factor in the victory of Northwest Campaign in 1952

Thursday, October 20, 2022, 08:55 (GMT+7)
Northwest Campaign in 1952 dealt a heavy blow to the enemy in military terms, which created a turning point in the main Northern theatre of war and contributed to bring our military’s and people’s war of resistance against the French colonialists to a new development step of decisive importance.