The memorial space was inaugurated on the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of the birth of Major General, Hero of the People's Armed Forces Hoang The Thien (October 20, 1922 / October 20, 2025), with special cultural and historical significance, expressing gratitude to a talented and virtuous general who made great contributions to the country's revolutionary cause. At the same time, it affirms the importance of preserving and promoting revolutionary heritage in the new era.

Major General, Hero of the People's Armed Forces Hoang The Thien (1922-1995), former alternate member of the Party Central Committee, held the following positions: Head of the Party Central Committee B68, Deputy Minister of National Defense (from April 1977 to June 1982), First Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (from July 1982 until his retirement in July 1989). He was also the Political Commissar of the Truong Son Command, the first Political Commissar of the Air Force Department. His name was listed in the "Vietnam Military Encyclopedia" (People's Army Publishing House, Hanoi, 2004).

Delegates and family performed the inauguration ceremony of the memorial space.

In recognition of his contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, Major General Hoang The Thien was awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces (awarded in 2025), the Ho Chi Minh Medal (awarded in 2002) and many other medals and orders of various types by the Party and the State of Vietnam. He was also posthumously awarded the Royal Sahametrei Medal, First Class, by the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Heroic Medal, First Class, by the State of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

The memorial space for Major General, People's Armed Forces Hero Hoang The Thien, designed by Architect Ngo Truong Duy, is solemnly and meaningfully arranged with a memorial altar, a portrait statue and more than 200 relics, documents, and images, bearing the mark of over 55 years of revolutionary activities of comrade Hoang The Thien. Coming to this space, people can deeply feel the passionate patriotism and indomitable will of the previous generation in the struggle for national liberation, building the country and fulfilling noble international duties. The space also spreads and inspires national pride, educating the younger generation to strive to study, practice, and contribute to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland in the new era.

A corner of memorial space.

Mr. Hoang Anh Thi, Permanent Member of the Management Board of Major General Hoang The Thien Memorial House (son of Major General Hoang The Thien) shared: On the occasion of the inauguration of this meaningful memorial space, the Management Board of Major General Hoang The Thien Memorial House solemnly presented the book "Major General Hoang The Thien, the man who went through the long march" to the delegates, in order to create continuity and spread the legacy of the comrade to the generations. "Our family promises to preserve and promote the significance of the memorial house of comrade Hoang The Thien to contribute to educating revolutionary traditions, patriotic traditions, arousing national pride, noble revolutionary ideals, contributing to orienting the personality, ethics and lifestyle of relatives and visitors, especially the young generation", Mr. Hoang Anh Thi shared more.

According to Mr. Hoang Anh Thi, currently, in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Can Tho and a number of localities across the country, there are roads and streets named after Major General, Hero of the People's Armed Forces Hoang The Thien. Notably, on June 13, 2025, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City issued a Decision to establish Hoang The Thien High School under the Department of Education and Training of the City (located in An Lac ward, Ho Chi Minh City).

Veterans and young people visit the memorial space.

Recently, the Management Board of Major General Hoang The Thien Memorial House has collected a number of valuable documents and artifacts related to the comrade such as: A copy of the Certificate of Merit No. 52 dated January 2, 1970 of the 304th Division Command presented to comrade Phan Tu Ky signed by Colonel, Political Commissar of the Division Hoang The Thien; People's Army Newspaper - Southwestern Inter-Zone (No. 21, published on November 3, 1954, special issue commemorating the October Revolution in Russia), in which the newspaper shows information that comrade Hoang The Thien, in his position as Political Commissar of the Southwestern Inter-Zone, was once the Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper - Southwestern Inter-Zone in the final stage of the resistance war against French colonialism...

In the coming time, the Management Board of Major General Hoang The Thien Memorial House will actively collect more documents and artifacts related to Major General Hoang The Thien to diversify and enrich the display collection of the Memorial House, serving visitors better. It is expected that from now until the end of 2025, the Management Board of Major General Hoang The Thien Memorial House will continue to carry out meaningful activities such as: Donating war relics and documents related to Major General Hoang The Thien to the National Archives Center 3, the Vietnam Military History Museum, the Air Defense - Air Force Museum, the Hoa Lo Prison Historical Site; consulting with Hoang The Thien High School on knowledge in the contest to learn about the life and career of Major General Hoang The Thien, who went through the long march, the first time, school year 2025-2026.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/chinh-tri/tiep-lua-truyen-thong/khong-gian-tuong-niem-thieu-tuong-anh-hung-llvtnd-hoang-the-thien-them-dia-chi-do-de-tri-an-931072