A look-back at 1979 northern border war

Forty-one years ago, on February 17,1979, the Vietnamese Party, people and army had to face a war of aggression across the entire northern border.
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 1Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh leads a delegation to lay wreaths and offer incenses at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery, January 5, 2020 (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 2Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh leads a delegation to lay wreaths and offer incenses at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery, January 5, 2020 (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 3Leaders of Ha Giang province offer incenses at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery, January 21, 2020 (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 4Leaders of Ha Giang province and Vi Xuyen district offer incenses at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery, January 21, 2020 (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 5Artillery soldiers at Ha Tuyen Front (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 6Border guard Ngo Duy Nhung saves the life of a young boy from the collapse (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 7Artillery soldiers at Ha Tuyen Front ready for the battle (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 8Soldiers of Company 39, Battalion 313 destroy the enemy’s machine gun nests (Photo:VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 9Lang Son province’s soldiers reclaim Chau Canh and Cay Xanh hills in Tam Lung commune, Van Lang district, having been occupied by the enemy since February 17, 1979 (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 10Militants in Van Quan district, Lang Son province fight against the enemy and carry logistics works to facilitate artillery soldiers, February 27, 1979 (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 11Houses in the town of Pho Bang in the northern mountainous province of Ha Tuyen were destroyed by the enemy on March 8-9, 1979 (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 12Doctors cure wounded pupils in Quyet Tien commune, Quan Ba district, Ha Tuyen province after they got shot when hanging out (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 13Artillery soldiers under Team 368 of Lang Son army attack the enemy, March 10, 1979 (Photo:VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 14Female militants in Phiet village, Muong Khuong district, Hoang Lien Son province (now Lao Cai province) join soldiers in battles against the enemy (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 15Ho Kieu bridge in Lao Cai town, Hoang Lien Son province (now Lao Cai province) is destroyed by the enemy, late March, 1979 (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 16Prefabricated houses of workers in Lao Cai town, Hoang Lien Son province (now Lao Cai province) are damaged by enemy explosives (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 17Public warehouse of rice in Hoang Lien Son province (now Lao Cai province) is damaged by the enemy before they run away (Photo: VNA)
A look-back at 1979 northern border war ảnh 18A tank of the enemy is destroyed by Vietnamese troops in Say village, Hoa An district, Cao Bang province (Photo: VNA)
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