Aircraft and cannons participate in the Dien Bien Phu victory celebration

The army parades past the stage on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory, May 2014 in Dien Bien province (documentary photo)

The Ministry of National Defense has just approved the Project to organize a parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7, 1954). Four forces were mobilized to participate, including: Artillery ceremonial; air force saluting; military parade and standing team on the field, totaling 12,000 people.

Eighteen 105mm howitzers opened the parade with 21 artillery rounds to the background of the National Anthem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This was followed by a display by nine helicopters carrying the Party and national flags flying over the stage.

The parade force consists of 4 honor guard blocks, 24 army blocks, militia and police blocks. The parade block consists of 9 veteran blocks, youth volunteers, frontline workers, workers, farmers, intellectuals, youth, women, the Northwest ethnic groups block and finally the art block.

The last time Vietnam held a parade to celebrate the Dien Bien Phu victory was in 2014 in Dien Bien province - the place that marked the battle that "resounded throughout five continents and shook the earth".

Forces marching on the streets of Dien Bien, May 2014 (documentary photo)

On the afternoon of May 7, 1954, the flag of the Vietnam People's Army flew over General De Castries' bunker, ending the 55-day and night campaign of "digging mountains and sleeping in tunnels", destroying the French Dien Bien Phu stronghold in Indochina, contributing to the end of the 9-year resistance war against France.

One day after the defeat at Dien Bien Phu, on May 8, 1954, France had to sit at the negotiating table at the Geneva Conference to discuss the Indochina issue. After the conference, France recognized the freedom, unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Indochinese countries, including Vietnam, and ended the colonial regime in these countries.

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu is considered by many military experts to be one of the greatest battles of the 20th century, initiating the struggle for independence of many nations around the world.

TH (according to VnExpress)

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