The art of fighting decisive key battle in the Route 9 - Southern Laos Campaign of 1971
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 14:07 (GMT+7)
It can be affirmed that in the decisive key battle at Ban Dong, the art of establishing operational posture was applied flexibly, creatively, and effectively. Efforts to shape the battlefield were carried out widely in the front, flanks, and rear, targeting both directly engaged enemy forces and related enemy forces. As a result, all plans for reinforcement, relief, or breakout by land and air were destroyed, leaving the enemy at Ban Dong completely encircled and isolated, falling into a dilemma with morale shaken and combat effectiveness gradually declining, leading to their destruction.
The armed forces of Military Region 4, upholding their tradition, continue to write new feats of arms in the new era
Saturday, September 27, 2025, 14:11 (GMT+7)
During the 80-year journey of building, fighting and growing up, under the leadership of the Party, the armed forces of Military Region 4 have upheld revolutionary heroism, overcome countless difficulties and challenges, together with the army and people of the whole country to make glorious feats in the cause of national liberation, building and safeguarding the Fatherland.
Economic – Defence Corps 337 combines economic development with the construction of all-strong local communities
Friday, October 13, 2023, 15:01 (GMT+7)
The Corps’ Party Committee has adhered to its functions, tasks, and coordination with local authorities to execute multiple measures for the implementation of the Project’s targets with a focus on hunger eradication, poverty alleviation, improvement of education, etc. to stabilise the localities in terms of politics, socio-economic development, and national defence and security.
A distinct demonstration of the art of encirclement in Route 9 - Khe Sanh Campaign of 1968
Monday, July 31, 2023, 15:11 (GMT+7)
Over half a century ago, to realise a strategic diversion action in preparation for the General Offensive and Uprising of 1968 throughout the South, we launched a large-scale combined arms offensive campaign at the Khe Sanh - Route 9 and achieved a great victory. The Campaign left behind valuable experiences in military art, among which the distinct feature was the art of encircling and cutting off the enemy.
Tank and Armour Corps focuses on improving the overall quality and combat strength
Tuesday, February 07, 2023, 10:04 (GMT+7)
Inheriting and bringing into play the Tank-Armoured soldiers’ tradition of “winning the first battle” and in order to meet the requirements for the mission of building the Army, enhancing the national defence and firmly safeguarding the Homeland in the new situation, the Corps’ Party Committee and High Command have been synchronously and drastically policies and solutions on adjusting the forces towards the “elite, compact, strong” direction; reforming and improving the quality of training and education; researching to develop the tank-armour military art; enhancing the discipline management, regularity practice, building the strong and “exemplary and typical” offices and units; making sure the logistics, techniques, etc. and improving the general quality and combat strength.
Provincial armed forces of Quang Tri promote their core role in building defensive zones
Friday, February 18, 2022, 08:35 (GMT+7)
Quang Tri is located in the East - West economic corridor connecting with Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. Due to its narrow width, it is easily divided. Hence, the building of defensive zones is of importance to the province. Being fully aware of that, the provincial armed forces have played their core role in building defensive zones via synchronous, practical, effective measures
Combining local people’s warfare with main corps’ operations during the resistance war against the U.S.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 07:28 (GMT+7)
Our people’s resistance war against U.S., for national salvation provides us with many valuable lessons on military strategies and campaign-level, tactical arts, amongst which combining local people’s warfare with main corps’ operations is a typical example that should continue to be further studied, developed and applied to the war to defend the Homeland (if it occurred)
On the establishment of counter-offensive posture during the 9th Route - Southern Laos Campaign
Monday, March 29, 2021, 09:27 (GMT+7)
The 9th Route - Southern Laos Campaign in 1971 was a large-scale counter-offensive operation by our Military and people in the resistance war against the U.S., for national salvation, defeating the Operation Lam Son 719 in particular and the “Vietnamisation War” Strategy by the U.S. and Saigon army in general, providing us with many valuable lessons, especially on the posture establishment
Division 320 improves its overall quality and combat strength
Thursday, January 14, 2021, 13:56 (GMT+7)
Promoting the patriotic tradition of our country and being sheltered by the Inter-Zone 3’s troops and people, the Division’s cadres and soldiers overcame an array of difficulties and challenges to continuously achieve resounding feats of arms on the battlefields from the Northern Delta to the Northwest mountainous region
Experience in improving the quality of training and combat readiness of 203rd Tank and Armoured Brigade
Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 08:37 (GMT+7)
The Brigade regularly makes all its cadres and soldiers, firstly its party committees and commanders at all levels, fully aware of the importance and position of training and combat readiness tasks which is the central and permanent task deciding the task performance of its units and offices.