Nearly 150 documents and artifacts on the significance, stature and value of the Dien Bien Phu victory

With nearly 150 documents and artifacts, the exhibition introduced to the public the significance, stature and value of the Dien Bien Phu victory, in which the decisive factor that made up that great victory was the strength of the spirit of great national unity of the Vietnamese people under the talented and wise leadership of the Party, demonstrating the maturity of the Vietnam People's Army. That immortal spirit is the driving force that gives strength to the entire Party, the entire people and the entire army on the path of innovation, integration and development of the country.

The exhibition consists of 2 parts: Part I - Dien Bien Phu - Historical rendezvous, introducing the plot of French colonialism in the Nava plan; Our Party's policy on launching the Dien Bien Phu Campaign; Geographical location of Dien Bien Phu.

Guests cut the ribbon to open the thematic exhibition: "Dien Bien Phu - Immortal Spirit".

In this section, the public will learn more about the strategic location of Dien Bien Phu. Dien Bien Phu is a large valley in the west of the Northwest mountainous region, near the Vietnam - Laos border, located at the intersection of many important large and small routes.

For the French colonialists, Dien Bien Phu was an extremely important strategic location, a strategic mobile position between Northern Vietnam, Upper Laos and Southwestern China. This place could become a very powerful army and air force base in their invasion plot in Southeast Asia.

On November 20, 1953, the French colonialists parachuted troops into Dien Bien Phu and built the strongest stronghold in Indochina. On December 6, 1953, President Ho Chi Minh and the Politburo met and decided to launch the Dien Bien Phu campaign with the determination to destroy this stronghold at all costs.

Part 2: Determined to fight, determined to win, introduces a collection of documents, artifacts, and images demonstrating the spirit of "All for the front, all for victory" of the Vietnamese army and people in the Dien Bien Phu campaign.

Exhibition space of 150 documents and artifacts "Dien Bien Phu - Immortal Spirit".

In addition, this exhibition also introduces examples of heroic contributions, sacrifices, and steadfast fighting with the spirit of "Determination to fight, determination to win" of heroes and soldiers on the Dien Bien Phu front.

The public also saw images of the victorious Dien Bien Phu Campaign, with troops returning to take over the capital. The Geneva Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina was signed, ending the Vietnamese people's resistance war against the French colonialists.

The exhibition is open from April 25 to June 2024.

On this occasion, the National Museum of History in collaboration with the Tourism Information Center (Vietnam National Administration of Tourism) organized the launching ceremony of the "Online - Connected - Multimodal" electronic ticket system. This is a new solution, innovating the method of managing the sightseeing ticket system, from ticket sales, ticket control, ticket statistics reporting in a scientific and convenient way, helping the public to access the museum more conveniently and easily.

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