In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the glorious victory (May 7, 2024), the website https://dienbienphu.nhandan.vn/ wants to recreate the grandeur of the victory that "resonated across five continents", and analyse the insightful political and military strategies of the Party, led by President Ho Chi Minh.

Homepage of the special website https://dienbienphu.nhandan.vn/ that supplies information about the historical military campaign of Dien Bien Phu.

Editor-in-chief of Nhan Dan newspaper Le Quoc Minh said that the special website has been created “as a deep gratitude sent to the generations of our fathers and grandfathers who devoted their lives and blood for the nation’s independence and freedom”.

Minh has also emphasised that the website is a useful platform supplying information about the campaign in a complete, comprehensive and creative way.

The website offers a vast digitalised collection of printed newspapers published during the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954, as well as valuable books and documents. Readers can explore authentic articles and original writings that have been presented in the form of a multimedia e-magazine.

The entire progress of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign lasting 56 days and nights, from March 13, 1954 to May 7, 1954, has been represented in the form of 56 diary entries. Each entry covers the progress that occurred at the Dien Bien Phu frontline and at other fronts and localities across the country related to the Dien Bien Phu battle, logistics operations and diplomatic struggle.

Together with the ‘Campaign Diary’, the page also includes report stories, comments, analysis and interviews with historical witnesses about military art and logistics, and about the courage and sacrifice of Vietnamese soldiers.

Alongside Vietnamese language, the website is also available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Russian.

Dien Bien Phu Campaign: A brief summary

The Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954 stands out as a remarkable epic of the people's war, making its mark in history as a shining triumph that smashed the stronghold of imperial colonialism.

Endless experiences in the historical land of Dien Bien

Not only is it a historical destination that attracts tourists to the Special National Historical Relic Site of Dien Bien Phu Battlefield, which is dedicated to the Dien Bien Phu Victory, Dien Bien Province is also an attractive destination for natural and cultural tourism.

French agency releases photo book on Dien Bien Phu campaign

The French Defense Audiovisual Agency (ECPAD) has made public a photo book on the Dien Bien Phu campaign in Vietnam, including never-before-seen images, on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.

March 14, 1954: Enemy's forces reinforced at Dien Bien Phu, Vietnamese soldiers attack Doc Lap Hill stronghold

The loss of Him Lam shocked the command of the French Far-East Expeditionary Corps in the North. However, the French colonialists could not do anything because the Muong Thanh airport area was tightly controlled by Vietnamese artillery. At 7 o'clock on April 14, 1954, Vietnamese soldiers' anti-aircraft artillery shot down the first plane.

March 13, 1954: Opening battle of Dien Bien Phu Campaign

On March 13, 1954, the first phase of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign began. Implementing the determined battle plan, Vietnamese soldiers attacked Him Lam, a strong resistance centre with three bases located on three adjacent hills on Road No.41, which was guarded by the 3rd Battalion under the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion.

Source: VNA