General Vo Nguyen Giap - Shining revolutionary morality

(Baonghean.vn) - The life of General Vo Nguyen Giap is a mirror reflecting almost the entire 20th century - the most fierce and heroic century of the Vietnamese people. Not only famous as a genius general of the era, he is also known as a talented and virtuous general, a man of both literature and martial arts, a politician for the people.

It has been more than 2 years since General Vo Nguyen Giap passed away, we still cannot forget the moment when he passed away, millions of Vietnamese hearts choked up saying goodbye. From now on, our country lost a person who was "Loyal to the country, filial to the people", our nation lost an excellent son, our army lost an outstanding and loyal elder brother. The General's whole life was always dedicated to the country and was encapsulated in two words "Complete"; The General passed away but his thoughts and legacies are priceless assets, shining moral values ​​of revolutionary qualities in the military career of a great man.

General Vo Nguyen Giap was an excellent student of President Ho Chi Minh.

103 years old, 73 years of Party membership, nearly 60 years of revolutionary activities, holding a key role in the Vietnam People's Army, the General's life and career are closely linked to fighting and victory. With patriotism and hatred for the enemy, General Vo Nguyen Giap soon absorbed Ho Chi Minh's ideology and associated with many revolutionary activists from a very young age, participating in many revolutionary organizations and movements, in many activities the General also played the role of founder.

In all the historical turning points of the Vietnamese revolution, after the August Revolution in 1945 and the military campaigns in the resistance wars against France and the US to save the country, General Vo Nguyen Giap has always been one of the historical figures standing at the forefront under the banner of hundred battles, hundred victories of the Party and the great President Ho Chi Minh.

General Vo Nguyen Giap reported to Uncle Ho about the battle plan.

In the 1954 Dien Bien Phu Campaign, as Commander-in-Chief and Campaign Commander, the General decisively proposed changing the combat strategy from “fight fast, win fast” to “fight firmly, advance firmly”. This proposal of the General was approved by the Party Central Committee and President Ho. The “fight firmly, advance firmly” strategy in the strategic battle of Dien Bien Phu achieved the highest total victory with the lowest blood sacrifice.

The historic victory of Dien Bien Phu was the result of the wise leadership of the Party, of Uncle Ho and the efforts of our entire army and people, including the great contribution of General Vo Nguyen Giap.

In 1948, at the age of 37, Comrade Vo Nguyen Giap was promoted to the rank of General and became the first general of the Vietnam People's Army. In the photo: General Vo Nguyen Giap (front row, third from left) next to President Ho Chi Minh, after the promotion ceremony to the rank of General, at Luc Ra, at the foot of Re Pass, on May 27, 1948.

During the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, General Vo Nguyen Giap and the General Command designed a strategy to liberate the South with a miraculous strategy: Spread the enemy out at both ends of the battle line. The North kept the enemy at the Hue - Da Nang front, the South kept the enemy in Saigon, causing the enemy to expose weaknesses in the area between the Central and Central Highlands. When the enemy fell into our strategy, we suddenly broke through the Central Highlands, creating a strategic breakthrough. Taking advantage of the opportunity, we liberated Hue and Da Nang, pushing the enemy into disintegration, and then we concentrated all our forces, including 5 army corps, to liberate Saigon.

General Vo Nguyen Giap rejoiced with soldiers at the Dien Bien Phu victory celebration held at the Muong Phang command post.

It can be said that the great victories of the Vietnamese revolution that General Vo Nguyen Giap, Commander-in-Chief, contributed to have had a strong impact on the flow of history of the nation. Those achievements have elevated the General to the level of a legendary general, a military genius of all time, leaving a brilliant mark in the world military history.

The country was peaceful and unified, General Vo Nguyen Giap continued to hold important positions in the country, continuing the cause of building and protecting the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam, carrying out the country's renovation. After retirement, the General continued to make valuable contributions to the country's major issues in a number of fields such as: science - technology, military - defense, education, domestic - foreign affairs, ...

General Vo Nguyen Giap praised the local people and workers of the Song Gianh transport team in Quang Binh for their active contributions to transporting goods to the front line in 1968.

If in his foreign policy, General Vo Nguyen Giap took "Peace in independence and freedom" as the highest goal, then in domestic affairs, all of the General's activities were aimed at "Freedom and happiness for the people".

Right from the early years of building the democratic republic, although he was assigned to be in charge of the military to protect the newly gained independence, General Vo Nguyen Giap, with his capacity as a revolutionary jurist, participated significantly in drafting the first Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The General was elected as a National Assembly delegate from the first term to many following terms.

The General visited wounded and sick soldiers at Military Hospital 108 on War Invalids and Martyrs Day, July 27, 1969.

With a sharp political perspective, looking at Vietnam and the world, clearly understanding global trends, on the eve of the 9th Party Congress, in his first speech to the Standing Committee of the Subcommittee on drafting the Political Report to the Congress, the General wrote: "Innovation, continue to innovate, democracy, more democracy, improve intelligence, unite to move forward in the cause of building socialism and defending the Fatherland".

General Vo Nguyen Giap visited Uncle Ho's hometown, Sen Village.

The General hopes that Vietnam will quickly develop its internal strength to integrate with the world without losing its position and identity. For many years, the General has proposed to the Party plans to fight to build a clean and strong Party, promote democracy within the Party and among the people, using that as a driving force to move forward quickly and strongly, overcome the state of degeneration and degradation, stop the evils of corruption and bureaucracy, and overcome the risk of "internal invasion" that makes the plots of "peaceful evolution" unable to develop.

General Vo Nguyen Giap visits the old militia unit of Hoang Hoa (Thanh Hoa), the unit that shot down an American plane with rifles, at the parade on National Day September 2, 1973.

All of the General's opinions are seen as stemming from the will to protect the people's interests, taking the people's interests as the highest and most important interest. The General always puts the political life of the country and the people above all else, seeking to narrow all disagreements and conflicts in order to overcome shortcomings and mistakes that are harmful to the country and the people...

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, under the guidance of President Ho Chi Minh; with his intelligence, determination, patriotism and love for the people, the General devoted his whole life to the country, becoming an immortal symbol of the "Loyalty to the country, filial piety to the people" of a true revolutionary soldier and "a lifelong struggle and sacrifice for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland for socialism, completing every task, overcoming every difficulty, defeating every enemy".

Vinh City residents take souvenir photos with General Vo Nguyen Giap.

The name of General Vo Nguyen Giap is not limited to the territory of Vietnam. Many scholars, military experts, and world historians have made beautiful comments about the General. Virtue and talent, modesty and simplicity, democracy and tolerance, nobility and decisiveness - that is the personality of Vo Nguyen Giap - a general of complete virtue and talent - "a Vietnamese man who belongs to the whole world".

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