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On the morning of October 10, 1954, units of the Division 308, also known as the Vanguard Brigade, march into Hanoi through its gates, welcomed by a sea of flags and flowers held high by some 200,000 residents. (File photo: VNA)
On the morning of October 10, 1954, units of the Division 308, also known as the Vanguard Brigade, march into Hanoi through its gates, welcomed by a sea of flags and flowers held high by some 200,000 residents. (File photo: VNA)
At 6 a.m., the Capital Regiment advances from O Cau Giay into the city through the Cua Nam. (Photo: VNA)
At 6 a.m., the Capital Regiment advances from O Cau Giay into the city through the Cua Nam. (Photo: VNA)
Major General Vuong Thua Vu, Commander of Division 308 and Chairman of the Military Administration Committee of Hanoi, is surrounded by students from Trung Vuong School offering flowers to congratulate him by Hoan Kiem Lake on the Liberation Day. (File photo: VNA)
Major General Vuong Thua Vu, Commander of Division 308 and Chairman of the Military Administration Committee of Hanoi, is surrounded by students from Trung Vuong School offering flowers to congratulate him by Hoan Kiem Lake on the Liberation Day. (File photo: VNA)
Units of Division 308 holds the first flag-raising ceremony in the liberated capital at the Flag Tower Yard (now Doan Mon – Thang Long Imperial Citadel) at 3 p.m. on October 10, 1954. (File photo: VNA)
Units of Division 308 holds the first flag-raising ceremony in the liberated capital at the Flag Tower Yard (now Doan Mon – Thang Long Imperial Citadel) at 3 p.m. on October 10, 1954. (File photo: VNA)
Excited residents of the capital eagerly welcome the advancing Vanguard Brigade troops entering from Hanoi’s gates. (File photo: VNA)
Excited residents of the capital eagerly welcome the advancing Vanguard Brigade troops entering from Hanoi’s gates. (File photo: VNA)
Hanoi children and their families wave flags to greet the soldiers liberating the capital. (File photo: VNA)
Hanoi children and their families wave flags to greet the soldiers liberating the capital. (File photo: VNA)
Earlier on the afternoon of October 9, 1954, the last French soldiers withdraw across Long Bien Bridge, heading for Hai Phong. (File photo: VNA)
Earlier on the afternoon of October 9, 1954, the last French soldiers withdraw across Long Bien Bridge, heading for Hai Phong. (File photo: VNA)
As French troops retreat, the Capital Regiment advances from O Cau Giay to take over positions across the city on October 9, 1954. (File photo: VNA)
As French troops retreat, the Capital Regiment advances from O Cau Giay to take over positions across the city on October 9, 1954. (File photo: VNA)
Hanoians joyfully look up at the national flag flying proudly over the Hanoi Flag Tower on the Liberation Day, October 10, 1954. (File photo: VNA)
Hanoians joyfully look up at the national flag flying proudly over the Hanoi Flag Tower on the Liberation Day, October 10, 1954. (File photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh receives a delegation of Hanoi citizens on October 16, 1954. (File photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh receives a delegation of Hanoi citizens on October 16, 1954. (File photo: VNA)
Cinema halls are filled once again. Daily life in the capital quickly returns to normal after liberation, marking the beginning of a new chapter in Hanoi’s history. (File photo: VNA)
Cinema halls are filled once again. Daily life in the capital quickly returns to normal after liberation, marking the beginning of a new chapter in Hanoi’s history. (File photo: VNA)
People shopping at State-run stores after the liberation of the capital in 1954. (File photo: VNA)
People shopping at State-run stores after the liberation of the capital in 1954. (File photo: VNA)
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71st anniversary of Hanoi’s liberation: A glorious historical milestone

October 10, 1954 – the day Hanoi was liberated – marks a historic turning point, affirming the complete victory of the Vietnamese army and people in the resistance war against French colonialists. The event also ushered in a new era in the thousand-year history of Thang Long – Dong Do – Hanoi.

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