The Vietnam People's Army - the core force in the national liberation struggle.

Having gone through 80 years of building, fighting, and maturing, the Vietnam People's Army has continuously grown stronger, serving as the core force of the all-people national defense... in the cause of national liberation.

At 11:30 AM on April 30, 1975, Liberation Army tanks crossed the iron gate, capturing the Saigon puppet regime's Presidential Palace, the last stronghold of the enemy. (Photo: Mai Huong/VNA)

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On December 22, 1944, the Vietnam Propaganda and Liberation Army (the predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army) was established in Cao Bang . Following its formation, the unit launched its offensive and achieved resounding victories in two battles, establishing a tradition of winning the first battle and achieving victory upon deployment for our army. (Photo: Archival material/VNA)

The Nguyen Van To Battalion marching in Saigon during the resistance war against the French in 1945. (Photo: Archival material/VNA)

The National Guard soldiers fought valiantly, defending every house and inch of land in the capital during the early days of the nationwide resistance war, December 1946. (Photo: VNA archives)

The army and people of Hanoi dug trenches in preparation for battle during the nationwide resistance war in 1946. (Photo: VNA archives)

Military units participating in the Border Campaign organized political activities, military training, and actively prepared for the campaign, demonstrating their determination to annihilate the enemy in 1950. (Photo: VNA)

General Vo Nguyen Giap and President Ho Chi Minh discuss battle plans with army officers during the 1950 Border Campaign. (Photo: VNA archives)

The Dien Bien Phu Campaign is an outstanding example, the pinnacle of Vietnamese military art in the resistance war against the French; it is also a testament to the remarkable development of our Army after 10 years of building, fighting, and glorious victory (1944-1954). (Photo: Archival material/VNA)

On September 19, 1954, at the well courtyard in the Hung Temple historical site, Phu Tho province, before heading to take over the capital, officers and soldiers of the Vanguard Army Division - 308th Division - listened to a cordial speech by President Ho Chi Minh. He instructed them: "The Hung Kings had the merit of founding the nation; we, their descendants, must together preserve it." (Photo: VNA archives)

On the morning of October 10, 1954, our troops advanced from the city gates to liberate the capital, ending the nine-year protracted resistance war against French colonialism. (Photo: VNA archives)

The Ho Chi Minh Trail: For 16 long years (1959-1975), overcoming countless hardships and sacrifices, the Trường Sơn troops built and developed the "legendary" Trường Sơn-Ho Chi Minh Trail amidst bombing and shelling, making a significant contribution to the victory of the resistance war against the US and for national liberation; becoming a symbol of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism in the 20th century. (Photo: Lê Minh Trường/TTXVN)

General Vo Nguyen Giap, the outstanding disciple of President Ho Chi Minh, a brilliant military strategist, the elder brother of the Vietnam People's Army, on December 22, 1962. (Photo: VNA archives)

The first victories of the Vietnam People's Navy and the people and armed forces of North Vietnam on August 2nd and 5th, 1964, were the first typical achievements of the Vietnam People's Navy, a victory of the national spirit, of Vietnamese intelligence and military art of "using few to defeat many, using small forces to defeat large ones." Naval Squadron 111, Coastal Region 1 of the Vietnam People's Navy, training at sea. (Photo: Nguyen Thu/VNA)

The naval soldiers who won the battle to repel the destroyer Maddox on August 2, 1964, were awarded Certificates of Commendation by the Navy. (Photo: Doan Ty/VNA)

American pilot William Andrew Robinson was captured and escorted by female militia member Nguyen Thi Kim Lai after his plane was shot down in Huong Khe town, Ha Tinh province, on the night of September 20, 1965. (Photo: Phan Thoan/VNA)

The Ho Chi Minh Trail: For 16 long years (1959-1975), overcoming countless hardships and sacrifices, the Trường Sơn troops built and developed the "legendary" Trường Sơn-Ho Chi Minh Trail amidst bombing and shelling, making a significant contribution to the victory of the resistance war against the US and for national liberation; becoming a symbol of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism in the 20th century. (Photo: Văn Sắc/TTXVN)

During the resistance war against the American imperialists and for national liberation, on the Southern battlefield, the army did not shy away from hardship and sacrifice, fighting to eliminate the enemy while protecting revolutionary bases; leading and building militia and guerrilla forces, and supporting the people in rising up to fight for self-determination... In the photo: With the support of the People's Liberation Armed Forces, people in enemy-occupied areas of Tuy Hoa town, Phu Yen province, rose up to dismantle "strategic hamlets" and return to their old villages to work in 1966. (Photo: VNA)

Liberation Army soldiers on Route 9 used the wreckage of an enemy helicopter as a platform to shoot down enemy aircraft during the Route 9-Khe Sanh Campaign in 1968. (Photo: Archival material/VNA)

Saigon-Gia Dinh Liberation Army soldiers take an oath and accept their mission before launching the Tet Offensive and Uprising of 1968. (Photo: VNA archives)

Liberation Army troops used mortars in the attack to capture Huong Hoa district capital, achieving outstanding success in the 1968 Route 9-Khe Sanh Campaign. (Photo: VNA archives)

Militia members transport ammunition, serving in the resistance war against the US to save the country. (Photo: VNA archives)

Winning the Battle of Route 9-Southern Laos in 1971, our army completely thwarted the US plot to cut off the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (Photo: Luong Nghia Dung/VNA)

In the victory at Route 9-Southern Laos, our troops eliminated more than 20,000 enemy soldiers, captured over 1,000 prisoners of war, seized 3,000 weapons of various types and much military equipment in 1971. (Photo: VNA)

General Nguyen Thi Dinh and the "Long-Haired Army" of Ben Tre. (Photo: VNA archives)

Wooden bridges spanning jagged rock formations were built day and night by engineering troops of the 4th Military Region as marching routes. Despite enemy destruction and the difficulties and obstacles of weather and terrain, the Truong Son Road, like a labyrinth, stretched out to the battlefields in every direction. (Photo: Minh Truong/TTXVN)

The oath-taking ceremony for crossing the fiery route - Route 20 Quyet Thang, a key strategic point of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. From 1965 to 1972, the Ho Chi Minh Trail developed strongly, progressing towards full mechanization of military transport. (Photo: Hua Kiem/VNA)

Liberation forces captured Dau Mau base – one of the most crucial defensive strongholds of the Saigon Army in Tactical Zone One. The capture of Dau Mau was of immense value for the battles in the Spring-Summer 1972 Campaign. (Photo: VNA archives)

The 77th Missile Battalion resolved to always maintain a high level of vigilance and readiness for combat, shooting down American aircraft with the very first missile in 1972. (Photo: Hua Kiem/VNA)

The anti-aircraft artillery forces of the Capital's self-defense forces bravely and tenaciously fought back against American aircraft during the 12 days and nights of December 1972. (Photo: VNA)

Soldiers of Company 3, Regiment X of the anti-aircraft artillery defending the capital, showed resourcefulness and courage, firing their weapons promptly and accurately to shoot down an American plane in 1972. (Photo: VNA archives)

American pilot captured alive next to the wreckage of his plane in 1972. (Photo: VNA archives)

General Vo Nguyen Giap visits the Air Defense-Air Force Command Headquarters on December 30, 1972, the core force that, along with the army and people of Hanoi, crushed the strategic air attack by the US on Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Militiamen participate in clearing mud and paving the way for our army's tanks to launch attacks during the Central Highlands campaign in 1975. (Photo: VNA)

Naval Special Forces Unit 126 liberated Sinh Ton Island in the Spratly Islands on April 28, 1975. (Photo: VNA archives)

The Tet Offensive of 1968 was a simultaneous offensive and uprising by the Vietnamese army and people in South Vietnam under the leadership of the Party, creating a major turning point and shifting the revolutionary war in the South to a new phase, a period of decisive victory. In the photo: Liberation Army troops, seizing the momentum of victory, advance to destroy the US-backed puppet regime in their strongholds in Saigon. (Photo: Viet Hong/VNA)

At 11:30 AM on April 30, 1975, Liberation Army tanks crossed the iron gate, capturing the Saigon puppet regime's Presidential Palace, the last stronghold of the enemy. (Photo: Mai Huong/VNA)

During the 1979 border defense battle in the North, our army and people fought bravely, firmly protecting the sovereignty and territory of the Fatherland. Tank soldiers of Platoon 1, Company 2, Regiment 407 pursuing enemy troops in Lang Son town, February 17, 1979. (Photo: The Thuan / VNA)

Soldiers of Company 3, Battalion 1, H54 Regiment of the Hoang Lien Son Provincial Local Forces bravely held their outpost, eliminating hundreds of enemy soldiers on February 17, 1979. (Photo: Nguyen Tran/VNA)

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