After several weeks of stabilizing the situation, on May 15, 1975, the Vietnam People's Army held a victory parade in Saigon.
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| The victory parade in Saigon on May 15, 1975 took place grandly with the participation of thousands of soldiers, militia and guerrillas and all the people of Saigon. In addition, there were also hundreds of modern weapons units participating in the campaign to liberate the Central Highlands, Hue - Da Nang and the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign. Photo source: TL |
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| During the parade, tank 390 – the tank that crashed through the gate of the Independence Palace on April 30, 1975 – was chosen to lead the victory parade. Photo: One of the tanks chosen to participate in the parade. Photo source: Gettyimages |
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| Soldiers participating in a parade. Photo source: Gettyimages |
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| Militia bloc. Photo source: Gettyimages |
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| T-54 tank number 849 in the parade. Photo source: Gettyimages |
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| Despite the tight schedule, tanks, artillery, and troop carriers were all repainted and repaired in preparation for the solemn victory parade. Photo source: Gettyimages |
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| Tank driver. Photo source: Youtube |
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| K63 armored personnel carriers on parade. Photo source: Youtube |
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| Artillery tractor and ZU-23-2 gun. Photo source: Youtube |
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| Also participating in the parade was the "Thang Long fire dragon". Photo source: Gettyimages |
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| SAM-2 air defense missiles were also mobilized for a series of campaigns to completely liberate the South and unify the country. Photo source: Corbis |
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| However, in reality we did not need to use SAM-2 against the exhausted and demoralized ARVN air force. Photo source: Youtube |
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