The heroic springs of the Vietnamese people
(Baonghean.vn) - Every spring, our people are filled with joy and vitality, remembering the glorious victorious springs in the history of the Vietnamese people.
Spring of 40,Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, out of hatred for their country and family, led the people to rise up in revolt. From Hat Mon, the two women and the people captured Luy Lau citadel. The governor at that time, To Dinh, was frightened, shaved his head and fled back to his country.
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| The Trung Sisters' Uprising in 40 AD. Illustrative photo |
Spring 1077:The decisive strategic battle of Nhu Nguyet (January 18 to February 1077) took place between the army and people of Dai Viet, commanded by Ly Thuong Kiet, to destroy the invading Song army on the Cau River defense line (Bac Ninh). The victory ended the second resistance war against the Song army (1075-1077).
Spring 1258:The first resistance war against the Yuan-Mongol took place, in which our army and people under the Tran Dynasty organized a counterattack with the Dong Bo Dau battle (January 29, 1258), crushing the Yuan-Mongol army's plot to invade Dai Viet.
Spring 1285:The defensive battle at Van Kiep (February 1285) was led by King Tran Quoc Tuan, defeating the Yuan-Mongol army in the second resistance war against the Yuan-Mongol.
Spring 1288:The river ambush of the Tran Dynasty's army and people (Dai Viet) on the Bach Dang River (April 9, 1288) led by Tran Quoc Tuan aimed to destroy the Yuan-Mongol army on their retreat, ending the victory of the third resistance war against the Yuan-Mongol (1287-1288).
Spring 1785:The Battle of Rach Gam-Xoai Mut (January 20, 1785) commanded by Nguyen Hue crushed the intervention plot of Siamese feudalism and overthrew the feudal groups of Lord Nguyen in Dang Trong.
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| King Quang Trung. Illustration photo |
Spring 1789:Within just 5 days and nights (from December 30 to January 5, Ky Dau year - 1789), our people under the talented leadership of Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue swept away 200,000 Manchu invaders from our country, liberated Thang Long citadel, and liberated the Fatherland.
Spring 1930:Recording the historical milestone of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3, 1930. Since then, under the leadership of the Party, the revolutionary cause of the Vietnamese people has achieved many great victories of national and epochal significance.Spring 1931:Witnessing the birth of the Indochina Communist Youth Union on March 26, 1931, the predecessor of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the largest socio-political organization of Vietnamese youth led by the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Spring 1949:The Cao Bac Lang Campaign (started on March 15, 1949, ended on April 30, 1949) was an offensive campaign by the Vietnamese People's Armed Forces against the Route 4 defense line and the French occupation forces in Cao Bang, Bac Kan, and Lang Son.
Spring 1950:
From January 25 to 27, 1950Ben Cat I Campaign of the armed forces of the Saigon-Cho Lon area took place, destroying a part of the French army and expanding the Long Nguyen - Thanh Tuyen base area;January 18, 1950,The Bach Mai Airport Battle took place when Battalion 108 (Hanoi Front) attacked Bach Mai Airport - an important French airbase in Hanoi;
From January 26 to February 1, 1950,The Cao Lanh campaign of the armed forces of Zone 8 took place in An Tinh commune (Cao Lanh district, Sa Dec province, now Dong Thap province) to exhaust the forces, destroy the bunker and watchtower system of the French army, expand the liberated area, and build revolutionary bases in the temporarily occupied enemy area;
Spring 1951:The Tran Hung Dao Campaign ended successfully on January 18, 1951, directly organized and commanded by the General Command to attack the French defense line in the Northern midlands, aiming to promote strategic initiative after the victory of the Border Campaign (1950).
Spring 1954:
Witness the Cat Bi airport battle(March 7, 1954) by 32 local soldiers of Kien An raided Cat Bi airport, contributing to the development of guerrilla warfare in the 1953-1954 Winter-Spring campaign;
Campaign in Lower Laos and Northeastern CambodiaFrom January 30 to April 1954, it was an offensive campaign by the Vietnam People's Army in coordination with the Lao and Cambodian revolutionary armed forces to fight the French army in Lower Laos and Northeastern Cambodia;
Upper Laos Campaign(January 29 to February 13, 1954) was an offensive campaign of the 308th Division and a part of the Pathet Lao armed forces in the 1953-1954 Winter-Spring campaign;
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| The Dien Bien Phu victory ended nine years of resistance against French colonialism. |
Dien Bien Phu Campaign(from March 13 to May 7, 1954), the strategic decisive campaign of the Vietnam People's Army, was the largest and most typical attack of destruction by the Vietnamese army and people in the resistance war against French colonialism, dealing a decisive blow to defeat the French colonialists' will to invade.
Spring 1963:The Battle of Ap Bac (January 2, 1963) was a typical anti-sweep battle in which the army and people of South Vietnam defeated the sweep force of the Saigon puppet army commanded by American advisors. It signaled the bankruptcy of the US special war strategy.Spring 1964:The first battle of the Vietnam Air Force (February 16, 1964), in which the T-28 aircraft (serial number 963 piloted by Nguyen Van Ba and Le Tien Phuoc) of the 919th Transport Air Regiment of the Air Defense - Air Force, with two rounds of bullets shot down the enemy aircraft, destroying the entire commando team and the crew. The Vietnam Air Force achieved its first victory in the air front.
Spring 1965:The air battle (April 3, 1965) of the MIG-17 squadron of the 921st Fighter Regiment was the first victory of the Vietnam People's Air Force, opening the air front against the US's destructive war in North Vietnam. The US launched the first destructive war (February 7, 1965 to January 1, 1968). The army and people of the North shot down 3,243 aircraft (including 6 B 52s and 3 F 111s), sank and burned 143 US warships and commando boats.
Spring 1967:The counter-offensive campaign of the South Vietnam Liberation Army defeated the US Junction City operation (from February 22 to April 15, 1967), eliminating more than 14,000 enemy troops from combat, destroying 992 military vehicles, 112 artillery pieces, shooting down and destroying 160 aircraft; firmly protecting the base and the headquarters of the resistance; defeating the US's greatest effort in the second strategic counter-offensive and the entire war of aggression in South Vietnam.
Spring 1968:On the night of January 30, 1968, the army and people of the South launched a general offensive and uprising simultaneously in 64 cities, towns and many large rural areas, attacking a series of military bases, hitting the important lairs and headquarters of the US and puppet armies, which was a decisive blow to the local war strategy of the US imperialists. |
| Southern armed forces in the 1968 Mau Than Spring General Offensive. |
Spring 1971:The counter-offensive campaign of the Liberation Army of South Vietnam took place to defeat the Quang Trung campaign of the Saigon puppet army in the border area of 3 countries: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia from February 27 to April 16, 1971, destroying 3 battalions, causing heavy damage to 9 battalions, completely defeating the enemy's Quang Trung operation.
Route 9 Campaign in Southern Laos (from January 30 to March 3, 1971), in which the Liberation Army of South Vietnam coordinated with Lao revolutionary forces to defeat Operation Lam Son 719 (January 30 to March 23, 1971) of the Saigon puppet army with US fire support.
Spring 1973:On January 15, 1973, after many disastrous failures, the US Government was forced to declare an end to all bombing and shelling of North Vietnam. On January 27, 1973, the US was forced to sign the Paris Agreement to restore peace in Vietnam.
Spring 1975:The Central Highlands Campaign (March 4 to March 24, 1975) was a strategic offensive campaign of the Central Highlands Liberation Army that opened the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising, fundamentally changing the comparison of forces and strategic position between us and the enemy, creating a decisive turning point, developing our strategic offensive into a General Offensive throughout South Vietnam.
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| Tanks crashed into the gate of the Independence Palace at 11:30 a.m. on April 30, 1975. |
Ho Chi Minh Campaign(April 26 to April 30, 1975), the strategic decisive battle campaign of the Vietnamese army and people in the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising, is a typical example of close coordination between forces, military branches, and services, the large-scale combination between military offensives and mass uprisings; a bold, timely, and accurate strategic decisive blow, ending the war and unifying the country.
