Days of gratitude on the historic land of Dien Bien Phu
(Baonghean.vn) - During these sacred days of July, many pilgrimage groups have returned to Dien Bien Phu to commemorate the heroic martyrs - those who created the victory "Resounding throughout the five continents, shaking the earth".
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| People from all over the country come to General Vo Nguyen Giap's bunker in Muong Phang, a red address on the historic land of Dien Bien. Photo: Thanh Nga |
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| Here, General, Commander-in-Chief Vo Nguyen Giap, together with the Campaign Command, issued decisive attack instructions and orders that led to the Dien Bien Phu Victory, "Resounding throughout the five continents and shaking the world." Photo: Thanh Nga |
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| The General's Bunker in Muong Phang was the location of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign Command Headquarters for 105 days (from January 31, 1954 to May 15, 1954). Photo: Thanh Nga |
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| Locals here often affectionately call this forest "General's tunnel" or "General's forest". Photo: Thanh Nga |
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| Coming to Dien Bien Phu in the days of gratitude in July, any child of the S-shaped land would like to visit the historical site of Hill A1. Hill A1 is located in Muong Thanh ward, Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien province. This is the most important stronghold in the group of strongholds of the French colonialists in Dien Bien Phu. Photo: Thanh Nga |
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| Hill A1 stretches in the Northwest - Southeast direction, including 2 peaks: Northwest is higher than 490m, Southeast is higher than 493m. A1 is the code that the Vietnamese army gave to the hill. After many extremely fierce battles took place here, at 4:00 a.m. on May 7, 1954, the Vietnamese army captured Hill A1. Photo: Thanh Nga |
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| Today, when coming to Dien Bien Phu, visitors will see on the Northwest peak of A1 hill a memorial built in the style of "Tam Son". In front is an incense burner, in the middle is a stele, the national flag, a yellow star on a red circle, surrounded by a flower wall. Photo: Thanh Nga |
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| One of the destinations of the journey to the historic land of Dien Bien Phu, the delegation of officials and reporters of Nghe An Newspaper visited General De Castries' bunker. Photo: Thanh Nga |
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| During a pilgrimage to the historic land of Dien Bien, a delegation of officials and reporters from Nghe An Newspaper visited and presented gifts to Mr. Duong Van Lam (born in 1930), a native of Hung Chau commune (Hung Nguyen), a veteran of Dien Bien Phu. After the Dien Bien Phu victory, he chose this land as his second homeland. Photo: Thanh Nga |
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| Mr. Duong Van Lam is currently the Chairman of the Nghe An Veterans Association in Dien Bien Phu. He joined the campaign at the age of 20 and participated in two resistance wars over 23 years. On this occasion, the delegation also visited and presented gifts to veteran Tran Dinh Duong (born in 1935), from Thanh Chuong, currently living in Dien Bien. In the photo: Comrade Pham Thi Hong Toan - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, presenting gifts to veteran Duong Van Lam. Photo: Thanh Nga |