VietNamNet Bridge – The area is tranquil but al-ways echoes the world-shocking victory of Dien Bien Phu Campaign. It's the Command Post of Dien Bien Phu Campaign in a 200-hectare primitive forest in Muong Phang Commune.
A small concrete path leads to different historical relics in the old revolutionary base, starting from the guard station, to the shelters of Commander-in-Chief Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap and Chief-of-Staff Hoang Van Thai.
In front of the two huts are large thatch-roofed houses where meetings of the campaign command took place. It was where the general met and discussed with officers and leaders of military units that were fighting in the battlefield, gave orders to them.
The two shelters are linked by a tunnel, which is two meters high and one meter wide and winds through the Phu Ca Mountain in Dien Bien District, which is located upstream the Nam Rom River and about more than 30 kilometers east of Dien Bien Phu City.
Other attractions in the command post are the area for Chinese consultants, and other huts for information and military operation discussion.
Actually, the historical area was the third command post of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. Atop the mountain, General Vo Nguyen Giap had a watchtower built to get a panoramic view of Muong Thanh Field through binoculars.
Historical documents say Major General Hoang Van Thai and other officers left Viet Bac for Tay Bac on December 6, 1953 to make preparations for the Tay Bac Campaign in winter-spring 1953-1954.
A month later, General Vo Nguyen Giap and head of the Chinese consultants’ group left for Tay Bac for their first stop at Tham Pua Cave, a command post set up in late 1953. There, in mid-January 1954, the general assigned the tactical tasks to different divisions, following the guideline of "sweep attack, sweep victory."
However, the command post was moved to the area beside Huoi He Stream in Na Tau Commune on January 17, 1954, where he decided to change the military tactic from "strike swiftly, win swiftly" to "strike surely, win surely."
The command post was moved again to its current location in Muong Phang Commune on the night of the 30th and early on the 31st day of January 1954. Also in this place, the victory parade took place with the participation of the military units that participated in the campaign.
Coming to the command post today, tourists will learn about historical combats between the Vietnamese People Army and the French corps. After 55 days and nights of a heroic struggle, the Vietnamese people finally declared victory on May 7, 1954.
Visitors will have a chance to immerse themselves in the tranquility of the historical forest. Nearby are the picturesque green hills, mountains and terraced fields. Ethnic groups including Thai and Mong also live in the vicinity of the area.
On the way to the command post, tourists pass Pa Khoang tourist complex, which comprises a beautiful lake that is home to many species of fish and plants, and various kinds of orchids are in blossom.
Pa Khoang Lake lies amidst mountains so it is often covered by mist in winter and spring. The summer is a good time for tourists to enjoy the natural beauty of the lake or rowing a boat for sightseeing.
(Source: SGT)
A small concrete path leads to different historical relics in the old revolutionary base, starting from the guard station, to the shelters of Commander-in-Chief Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap and Chief-of-Staff Hoang Van Thai.
In front of the two huts are large thatch-roofed houses where meetings of the campaign command took place. It was where the general met and discussed with officers and leaders of military units that were fighting in the battlefield, gave orders to them.
The two shelters are linked by a tunnel, which is two meters high and one meter wide and winds through the Phu Ca Mountain in Dien Bien District, which is located upstream the Nam Rom River and about more than 30 kilometers east of Dien Bien Phu City.
Other attractions in the command post are the area for Chinese consultants, and other huts for information and military operation discussion.
Actually, the historical area was the third command post of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. Atop the mountain, General Vo Nguyen Giap had a watchtower built to get a panoramic view of Muong Thanh Field through binoculars.
Historical documents say Major General Hoang Van Thai and other officers left Viet Bac for Tay Bac on December 6, 1953 to make preparations for the Tay Bac Campaign in winter-spring 1953-1954.
A month later, General Vo Nguyen Giap and head of the Chinese consultants’ group left for Tay Bac for their first stop at Tham Pua Cave, a command post set up in late 1953. There, in mid-January 1954, the general assigned the tactical tasks to different divisions, following the guideline of "sweep attack, sweep victory."
However, the command post was moved to the area beside Huoi He Stream in Na Tau Commune on January 17, 1954, where he decided to change the military tactic from "strike swiftly, win swiftly" to "strike surely, win surely."
The command post was moved again to its current location in Muong Phang Commune on the night of the 30th and early on the 31st day of January 1954. Also in this place, the victory parade took place with the participation of the military units that participated in the campaign.
Coming to the command post today, tourists will learn about historical combats between the Vietnamese People Army and the French corps. After 55 days and nights of a heroic struggle, the Vietnamese people finally declared victory on May 7, 1954.
Visitors will have a chance to immerse themselves in the tranquility of the historical forest. Nearby are the picturesque green hills, mountains and terraced fields. Ethnic groups including Thai and Mong also live in the vicinity of the area.
On the way to the command post, tourists pass Pa Khoang tourist complex, which comprises a beautiful lake that is home to many species of fish and plants, and various kinds of orchids are in blossom.
Pa Khoang Lake lies amidst mountains so it is often covered by mist in winter and spring. The summer is a good time for tourists to enjoy the natural beauty of the lake or rowing a boat for sightseeing.
(Source: SGT)
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