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.

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.

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 diversion in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign

Thursday, February 14, 2019, 07:53 (GMT+7)
65 years ago, to create a diversion and favourable condition for our units in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign to transform the posture, we launched the Upper Laos Campaign (January 29th 1954 to February 13th 1954) and gained a significant victory. The Campaign provides us with lessons on the art of strategic diversion which remains valuable both theoretically and practically

Lao People’s Army - a credible force of the Lao State - a reliable friend of the Vietnam People’s Army

Friday, January 20, 2017, 08:04 (GMT+7)
Sharing the same goals and requirements of Indochina’s revolution and the viewpoint “Indochina is one battlefield”, Pathet Lao troops always fought shoulder to shoulder with Vietnamese volunteer soldiers during the struggle against colonialism and imperialism to gain and maintain national independence and freedom

The art of pursuing the enemy during the Upper Lao Campaign in 1954

Wednesday, March 05, 2014, 10:13 (GMT+7)
Upper Laos Campaign (1954) was of strategic and operational significance , aimed at annihilating the enemy's strength, liberating the land and scattering the strategic mobile forces of the French colonialist, isolating the Dien Bien Phu fortified camp installation. Many valuable experiences and lessons have been drawn from the campaign.