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
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.
Dien Bien Phu Victory – an epoch-making historic miracle
Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 14:42 (GMT+7)
There are historical events that took place like the inevitable; as time goes by we better understand their position and historical significance. The Victory of Dien Bien Phu is such a special event. 70 years have elapsed, and we all realise that Dien Bien Phu Victory is not only a golden epic and a brilliant milestone in the country’s heroic history, but also an epoch-making historic miracle
Dien Bien Phu Victory – Lessons on promoting the spirit of determination to fight, determination to win
Tuesday, May 07, 2024, 09:51 (GMT+7)
70 years ago, under the leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, our military and people won the victory of Dien Bien Phu that “resounded across the five continents, shook the globe”, successfully ending the resistance war against the French, stimulating the rise of colonies for national liberation, marking the complete collapse of colonialism on a global scale. That great victory has profound theoretical and practical values with a lot of lessons for the country’s renovation, integration, development, construction, and protection cause
Building a politically elite Vietnam People’s Army in the new situation
Saturday, April 06, 2024, 20:20 (GMT+7)
When he was alive, President Ho Chi Minh said that “we must do our best to turn our Army into a powerful people’s army, a revolutionary army towards regularity and modernity, for the sake of peace maintenance and Fatherland protection”. In the new situation, building a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), especially making it politically elite constitute our Party and State’s strategic vision and thinking for the cause of Fatherland construction and protection
On the use of armoured forces in strategic counteroffensive in national protection war
Sunday, February 18, 2024, 22:05 (GMT+7)
The use of armoured forces in strategic counteroffensive must be based on a thorough understanding of the principles of strategic operations in our war strategy to defend the Homeland. It must also be adapted to the enemy’s and our own situation and the combat environment to ensure flexibility, innovation, and effectiveness.
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.
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.
On the Party’s principle of defending the Motherland early and from afar
Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 07:43 (GMT+7)
Defending the Motherland early and from afar is the guiding thought, consistent view and action of our Party, our Army and our People; it is also our grand strategy and plan to defend the country today. Grasping and effectively implementing this strategy is realising the objective of defending the Motherland in peace time without having to wage war. This is also the ultimate strategy to safeguard Vietnam Socialist Motherland.
National Resistance and its lessons for military build-up, national defence consolidation, and Homeland protection in new revolutionary period
Sunday, December 19, 2021, 22:09 (GMT+7)
After the success of the August Revolution and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam - the first democratic state in Southeast Asia, our country was confronted with numerous difficulties and challenges, including a reinvasion by the French. With great support from the U.S. and the UK, French colonialists unilaterally nullified all peace agreements with Vietnam (Preliminary Agreement, dated March 6th, 1946 and Provisional Agreement, dated September 14th, 1946)