National Defence Journal

Tuesday, August 04, 2026, 09:45 (GMT+7)

The art of battlefield shaping in Dak To I Campaign

Monday, June 15, 2026, 16:01 (GMT+7)
Dak To I Campaign was one of the quintessential campaigns conducted by our Military and people on the Central Highlands battlefield; it inflicted heavy attrition on enemy manpower and destroyed numerous enemy war machines. The victory of the Campaign marked a developmental stride in operational art for offensive combat against the enemy outside fortifications on mountainous and forested terrain, most notably the art of shaping the battlefield

The art of fighting key battle in Operation Northern Central Highlands 1972

Monday, April 25, 2022, 09:26 (GMT+7)
Operation Northern Central Highlands in 1972, with the victory of Dak To – Tan Canh battle, contributed to changing the situation in the Central Highlands to our advantage. Many distinctive arts of fighting can be learnt from this highly efficient battle, notably the art of fighting key battle

The art of fighting rescue enemy troops during the Dak To Campaign of 1967

Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 09:17 (GMT+7)
In order to defeat the enemy’s “search and destroy” operation and especially drag the U.S. expeditionary force up to the battlefield of Central Highlands as the basis for our offensive in the Spring of 1968, the Central Highlands Front Command decided to launch the Dak To Campaign. The victory of this operation marked an outstanding development in our warfare against rescue enemy troops

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VPA promotes core role in the “500-Day Campaign to accelerate the search, recovery, and identification of martyrs’ remains”

To accomplish the Campaign’s assigned tasks, objectives, and targets, ministries, sectors, local authorities, and particularly military agencies and units serving as the core force, must continue to coordinate closely in implementing comprehensive and synchronised measures. This requires mobilising all available resources and harnessing the combined strength of the entire political system and society to successfully fulfil this exceptionally important mission of profound national gratitude.