Vietnam People's Army - the core army in national liberation

After 80 years of building, fighting and growing, the Vietnam People's Army has continuously grown stronger, becoming the core force of the all-people national defense... in the cause of national liberation.

At 11:30 a.m. on April 30, 1975, Liberation Army tanks crossed the iron gate and captured the Saigon puppet Presidential Palace, the last stronghold of the enemy. (Photo: Mai Huong/VNA)

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On December 22, 1944, the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army (the predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army) was established in Cao Bang . After its establishment, the team marched and won resounding victories in two battles, opening the tradition of winning the first battle and winning the first battle of our Army. (Photo: Document/VNA)

Nguyen Van To Battalion parades in Saigon during the resistance war against France in 1945. (Photo: Document/VNA)

The National Guard soldiers fought steadfastly, protecting every house and every inch of land in the capital during the first days of the National Resistance War, December 1946. (Photo: VNA documents)

The capital's army and people dug fortifications ready to fight during the national resistance war in 1946. (Photo: VNA documents)

Army units participating in the Border Campaign organized political activities, conducted military exercises and actively prepared for the campaign, raising their determination to destroy the enemy in 1950. (Photo: VNA)

General Vo Nguyen Giap and President Ho Chi Minh discussed combat plans with Army officers during the Border Campaign in 1950. (Photo: VNA archive)

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

On September 19, 1954, at the Gieng Temple yard in the Hung Temple relic site, Phu Tho province, before returning to take over the capital, officers and soldiers of the Vanguard Army Corps - Division 308 heard President Ho Chi Minh speak intimately. He advised: "The Hung Kings had the merit of building the country, you and I must work together to protect the country." (Photo: VNA documents)

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

Ho Chi Minh Trail: For 16 years (1959-1975), overcoming countless hardships and sacrifices, Truong Son soldiers built and developed the "legendary" Truong Son-Ho Chi Minh Trail in the midst of bombs and bullets, contributing significantly to the victory of the resistance war against the US to save the country; becoming a symbol of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism in the 20th century. (Photo: Le Minh Truong/VNA)

General Vo Nguyen Giap, an excellent student of President Ho Chi Minh, a genius military strategist, and the eldest brother of the Vietnam People's Army, on December 22, 1962. (Photo: VNA archive)

The first victory of the Vietnam People's Navy and the people of the North on August 2 and 5, 1964 was the first typical victory of the Vietnam People's Navy, a victory of the spiritual strength of the entire nation, of the intelligence and military art of Vietnam "using the few to fight the many, using the small to fight the big". Squadron 111, Coastal Region 1 of the Navy training at sea. (Photo: Nguyen Thu/VNA)

The victorious Navy soldiers in the battle to chase away the destroyer Maddox on August 2, 1964 were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Navy. (Photo: Doan Ty/VNA)

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

Ho Chi Minh Trail: For 16 years (1959-1975), overcoming countless hardships and sacrifices, Truong Son soldiers built and developed the "legendary" Truong Son-Ho Chi Minh Trail in the midst of bombs and bullets, contributing significantly to the victory of the resistance war against the US to save the country; becoming a symbol of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism in the 20th century. (Photo: Van Sac/VNA)

During the resistance war against American imperialism to save the country, on the southern battlefield, the army did not fear hardships and sacrifices, both fighting to destroy the enemy and protecting revolutionary bases; leading and building militia and guerrilla forces, and supporting the people to rise up and fight for mastery... In the photo: With the support of the People's Liberation Armed Forces, people in the enemy-held area of ​​Tuy Hoa town, Phu Yen province, rose up to destroy "strategic hamlets" and return to their old villages to make a living in 1966. (Photo: VNA)

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

The Saigon-Gia Dinh Liberation Army took the oath and accepted their mission before launching the Tet Offensive in 1968. (Photo: VNA archive)

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

Militiamen carrying ammunition, serving the campaign in the resistance war against the US to save the country. (Photo: VNA documents)

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

In the victory on Route 9-Southern Laos, our army eliminated more than 20,000 enemies from combat, captured more than 1,000 prisoners, and seized 3,000 guns of various types and many military equipment in 1971. (Photo: VNA)

Female General Nguyen Thi Dinh and the "Long-haired Army" of Ben Tre. (Photo: VNA archive)

The bridges made of grafted trees crossed the rocky outcrops built by the engineers of Military Region 4 day and night as marching routes. Despite the destruction of the enemy and the difficulties and obstacles of weather and terrain, the Truong Son road was like a bagua map reaching out to the battlefields in all directions. (Photo: Minh Truong/VNA)

Oath-taking ceremony to cross the fire road - Road 20 Quyet Thang, the ATP key point. From 1965 to 1972, the Truong Son road developed strongly, moving towards mechanization of the entire military transport route. (Photo: Hua Kiem/VNA)

The Liberation Army captured Dau Mau base - one of the most important defensive strongholds of the Saigon Army in Tactical Zone One. Capturing Dau Mau was of great value to the battles in the 1972 Spring-Summer Campaign. (Photo: VNA documents)

The 77th Missile Battalion was determined to always maintain high vigilance and combat readiness, shooting down US aircraft with the first shell in 1972. (Photo: Hua Kiem/VNA)

The anti-aircraft artillery force of the Capital Self-Defense Force bravely and tenaciously fired back at US aircraft for 12 days and nights in December 1972. (Photo: VNA)

Soldiers of the 3rd Company of the X Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment protecting the Capital were intelligent, brave, and fired promptly and accurately, shooting down an American plane in 1972. (Photo: VNA documents)

American pilot captured alive next to plane wreckage in 1972. (Photo: VNA archive)

General Vo Nguyen Giap visited the Air Defense - Air Force Command on December 30, 1972, the core force together with the army and people of the capital smashed the US strategic air raid on Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Militiamen participated in fighting mud, clearing the way for our army's tanks to attack in the Central Highlands campaign in 1975. (Photo: VNA)

Naval Special Forces Group 126 liberated Sinh Ton Island in the Truong Sa archipelago on April 28, 1975. (Photo: VNA archive)

The 1968 Mau Than Tet General Offensive and Uprising was a simultaneous general offensive and uprising of our army and people in South Vietnam under the leadership of the Party, creating a major turning point, moving the revolutionary war in the South into a new period, a period of decisive victory. In the photo: The Liberation Army took advantage of the victory to attack and destroy the US puppet regime in their lair in Saigon. (Photo: Viet Hong/VNA)

At 11:30 a.m. on April 30, 1975, Liberation Army tanks crossed the iron gate and captured the Saigon puppet Presidential Palace, the last stronghold of the enemy. (Photo: Mai Huong/VNA)

In the battle to protect the northern border of the Fatherland in 1979, our army and people fought bravely to firmly protect the sovereignty of the border and territory of the Fatherland. Tank soldiers of Platoon 1, Company 2, Group 407 chased the enemy in Lang Son town, February 17, 1979. (Photo: The Thuan / VNA)

Soldiers of Company 3, Battalion 1, Group H54 of the local army of Hoang Lien Son province bravely held the post, destroying hundreds of enemies on February 17, 1979. (Photo: Nguyen Tran/VNA)

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