These days across the country, many meaningful activities have taken place to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu. This is a valuable opportunity for people, especially the younger generation, to recall the history of their ancestors, learn and discover stories about this heroic campaign.
70 years ago, the Dien Bien Phu campaign had the code name Tran Dinh. One of the keys to success was that from the very first days of the campaign, secrecy was absolutely guaranteed, with strict compliance by all officers, soldiers, and civilians on the frontline.
With the slogan “All for the front line, all for victory”, from January to March 1954, soldiers, civilians and young volunteers throughout the Northwest enthusiastically participated in a secret campaign. honey. No one knew the name of the campaign, no one knew the next marching point, but everyone was excited to go to the front.
On December 6, 1953, the Politburo decided to open the Dien Bien Phu campaign. The campaign at that time was under the code name Tran Dinh. In the memories of those who fought at Dien Bien Phu, the name Tran Dinh was mentioned
The Tran Dinh campaign had 5 great groups also bearing different code names such as: “Ben Tre”, “Viet Bac”, “Bien Hoa”, “Nam Dinh” and “Long Chau”. The campaign also mobilized an unprecedented number of citizens of up to 30,000 people, ensuring utmost secrecy.
Thanks to the patriotism and courage of our army and people, the Tran Dinh Campaign or Dien Bien Phu Campaign was a complete victory and was famous all over the world. The name Tran Dinh is not only a code name for the campaign but also the pride of the entire Vietnamese people.
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