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Heroic victory in breaking through enemy lines.
Tien Lang was a strategically important military location. During the resistance against French colonialism, from Tien Lang, our troops launched numerous attacks on Kien An, Hai Phong, Do Son, Cat Bi, etc., shaking the enemy's strategic defense system. Like "a thorn in the enemy's side," Tien Lang became a key target of the Nava plan in the Northern Coastal Plain.
In early 1953, the French colonialists deployed 400 European and African soldiers to both banks of the Mới River, in the area of the former Tự Cường and Quyết Tiến communes. The enemy expelled the people, destroyed villages and trees, and created a "white zone" along both banks of the river. The enemy regularly mobilized 500-2,000 soldiers to conduct raids, terrorize, and suppress the people in the communes of the former Tiên Lãng district.
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From the summer of 1953, the French colonialists conducted nearly 30 sweeps, deploying spies and agents into Tien Lang to gather intelligence, combined with dropping propaganda leaflets from airplanes to deceive and intimidate the people. Early in the morning of August 28, 1953, implementing the Nava plan, the French colonialists mobilized two strategic mobile army corps, along with other forces, to launch a siege and sweep operation codenamed "Clost" into the Tien Lang guerrilla zone.
Under the leadership and direction of the Inter-regional Party Committee, the Provincial Party Committee, and the Kien An Provincial Military Command, and directly the District Party Committee and the Anti-Sweep Steering Committee, the officers and soldiers of Company 295 of the Provincial Military Command and Company 196 of the district army (reinforced by Company 331 from September 7, 1953) along with tens of thousands of militia and guerrillas from the communes fought bravely and resourcefully to stop, destroy, and deplete the enemy's forces on five fronts. In 23 days and nights (from August 28 to September 20, 1953), the army and people of Tien Lang killed 667 enemy soldiers, wounded 204, captured 8, and destroyed or seized many vehicles, weapons, and ammunition.
By September 20, 1953, the French colonial forces had completely withdrawn both strategic mobile army corps from the Tien Lang area. The enemy commander, Nemo, exclaimed in horror upon withdrawing from Tien Lang: "When attacking Tien Lang, the French army had to contend with a forest of sharpened stakes; even children fought as fiercely as lions."
The victory of the army and people of Tien Lang contributed to the failure of the Nava plan, and to the victory of the army and people nationwide in the 1953-1954 Winter-Spring Campaign. This was an important "foundation" for our army and people to achieve the fiery victory at Cat Bi, cutting off a crucial enemy supply route to the Dien Bien Phu battlefield, which was in its most intense phase. The victory at Cat Bi contributed to the rapid collapse and disintegration of the Dien Bien Phu fortified complex.
Following the victory of the army and people of Tien Lang, on September 29, 1953, President Ho Chi Minh sent a letter of commendation and, on behalf of the Government, awarded the First Class Resistance Medal to the people, soldiers, and cadres of Tien Lang district.
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Wide-open opportunities for development
After the reunification of the country and the beginning of the Doi Moi (Renovation) period, Tien Lang underwent a dramatic transformation from a purely agricultural area into a "phenomenon" in attracting investment and developing industry.
From the Tien Cuong 1 and Tien Lang 1 industrial clusters to the present day, numerous industrial zones and clusters have been formed in the communes of the former Tien Lang district, becoming the "nests" of many "big players". Typical examples include the Tien Thanh, Tien Lang 1, and Tien Lang Airport - Zone B industrial zones, and dozens of industrial clusters such as Tien Lang, Dai Thang, Tien Cuong 1, 2, 3, Quang Phuc, and Quyet Tien…
With the central government's approval to establish the Southern Hai Phong Coastal Economic Zone, covering over 20,000 hectares and including a Free Trade Zone with 41 specific mechanisms and policies, the opportunity for Tien Lang district to realize its goal of becoming the city's industrial "capital" is becoming even clearer. Communes like Hung Thang and Chan Hung are becoming the "heart" of the Southern Hai Phong Coastal Economic Zone.
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Tien Lang Industrial Park 1 and Tien Lang Airport Zone B are the first two industrial parks established within the Free Trade Zone, carrying a pioneering mission to contribute to laying a solid foundation for realizing the goal of building Hai Phong into a regional and international maritime economic center, and a successful pilot site for the central government's policies towards Hai Phong.
Comrade Tran Dinh Nhuan, Standing Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hung Thang commune, said that Tien Lang 1 Industrial Park, with a scale of 596.78 hectares and a total investment of 13,061 billion VND, is expected to open up unprecedented opportunities for jobs, income, strong industrial development, and economic, service, and urban restructuring in Hung Thang commune and neighboring localities. With that significance in mind, after the groundbreaking ceremony for the industrial park (January 15, 2026), the local government and the investor will accelerate the land clearance and infrastructure construction to welcome secondary investors in 2027.
Implementing a two-tiered local government system, from 2025 to 2030, all communes in the Tien Lang area have identified industry as the main driving force for socio-economic growth. With expanded space, synchronized and highly connected transportation infrastructure, the heroic Tien Lang region of yesteryear is on its way to becoming an industrial "capital," attracting high-quality investment capital, especially in the fields of electronics, mechanical engineering, and high-tech industries of Hai Phong city.
MINH KHOISource: https://baohaiphong.vn/tien-lang-tu-vung-dat-pha-can-den-thu-phu-cong-nghiep-542321.html
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