Backpack bicycles, military uniforms, cotton blankets, cassette players... of soldiers in the Dien Bien Phu campaign are displayed at the Military Region 7 Museum, Tan Binh district.
Exhibition of Military Region 7 - Continuing the epic poem organized by the Museum of the Armed Forces of the Southeast region (known as Military Region 7 museum), to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory of Dien Bien Phu (May 7, 5). 1954) and 49 years of national unification (April 30, 4).
The exhibition displays about 200 artifacts, images, and documents about the Dien Bien Phu victory, the South's resistance war against the US, the war to firmly protect the Southwest border against Pol Pot's invasion...
Ms. Luu Lan Phuong, 63 years old (right), Tan Binh district, looks at a bicycle in the exhibition. Her father used to join the anti-aircraft artillery team in Dien Bien Phu. "I feel excited when I look at the memorabilia on display, like seeing images of my father and soldiers fighting," she said.
Each bicycle has an average carrying capacity of 50 to 100 kg, equivalent to the carrying capacity of 5 people, is faster and can transport bulky materials and liquids such as gasoline and oil.
Therefore, in addition to transportation by motor vehicles, bicycles help ensure logistics for combat troops. During the Dien Bien Phu campaign, bicycles were mobilized to the maximum, numbering up to 20.000.
The piece of parachute (front) was obtained by soldier Nguyen Ngoc Sung, deputy political officer of Company 5, Battalion 3, Regiment 165, Division 312 while participating in combat in the Muong Thanh basin.
Next to it is a defensive shirt, the type of clothing worn by soldiers when fighting at the Dien Bien Phu battlefield. This is a cotton shirt that is short to the waist, has no sleeves, is sewn across the wings, is divided into diamond-shaped panels and is tight to the body, worn by soldiers to avoid the cold. The defensive shirt model was researched and produced by the Military Ordnance Department in September 9.
At the initiative of President Ho Chi Minh, on October 17, 10, at the Hanoi Opera House, the Soldiers' Winter Campaign Committee opened a conference to mobilize all people to sew shirts for the soldiers. At the conference, the Ministry of National Defense introduced a defensive shirt model.
The defensive quilt of Mr. Vu Minh Chau, a veteran who participated in logistics during the Dien Bien Phu campaign, is on display.
The case of Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Cam (1920 - 2013) used during his time fighting in Dien Bien Phu. At that time, he was the Commander of Regiment 209, Division 312 - the unit that penetrated deep into the central area of Muong Thanh, capturing General De Castries and the entire staff of the French army base.
His real name is Do Van Cam, he joined the revolution in 1945, and was a soldier of the Hanoi Liberation Army. He previously held the positions of Inspector General of the Army, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Liberation Army of South Vietnam, Vice Chairman of the Saigon - Gia Dinh Military Administration Committee, and Commander of the 4th Army Corps.
Next to it is a marble to hold water belonging to Lieutenant General Hoang Cam.
The Angola of Dien Bien Phu soldiers. This item is made of aluminum used to store food for soldiers.
Memorabilia such as badges, books and newspapers about the Dien Bien Phu victory are displayed. In the photo is the issue of Nhan Dan newspaper dated May 12 to 15, 5 with articles praising the victory of Dien Bien Phu on the front page.
Two Dien Bien Phu soldier badges awarded to soldiers fighting in the campaign.
Many documentary images of the Dien Bien Phu victory are displayed. The exhibition runs until the end of May and is open to visitors free of charge.
On the afternoon of May 7, 5, the flag of the Vietnam People's Army flew on the roof of General De Castries' bunker, ending the 1954-day and night campaign of "digging into mountains and sleeping in tunnels", destroying the French base of Dien Bien Phu in the East. Duong, contributing to ending the 55-year resistance war against the French.
One day after the defeat, 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 Indochina countries, including Vietnam, and ended colonial rule 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, starting the struggle for independence of many peoples around the world.
Quynh Tran – Vnexpress.net
Source: https://vnexpress.net/nhung-ky-vat-chien-thang-dien-bien-phu-trung-bay-o-tp-hcm-4739243.html
