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.
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.
Logistics work in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign
Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 14:46 (GMT+7)
During the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, our army and people stood side by side with the Military Logistics Branch to overcome numerous challenges, hardships, and sacrifices, successfully addressing the “greatest difficulty” encountered during the Campaign, thus creating a miracle in the assurance work and conveying valuable lessons that still hold significant value in the cause of nation-building and protection.
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.
Brigade 167 focuses on building all strong "exemplary and typical"
Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 19:44 (GMT+7)
The Party Committee and commanders of the Brigade continue to implement synchronously and drastically solutions to lead and direct comprehensively in all aspects of work, focusing on building an all strong, "exemplary and typical" unit, successfully accomplishing all tasks.
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.
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.
The art of diversion and posture establishment – the unique feature in the North Central Highlands Offensive Operation in 1972
Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 08:09 (GMT+7)
The High Command’s deceptive intention mostly aimed to deceive the enemy into concentrating their strength in our strategic offensive directions on three key theatres of war. This would allow us to concentrate our forces and launch surprise strategic offensives against the enemy’s regular force. Diversion and posture establishment did not only contribute to accomplishment of preparations, but more importantly created the most favourable conditions for us to concentrate and bring into full play our strength and firepower.