Keyword: "Great 1975 Spring Victory"

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Journalist Tran Mai Huong and his iconic photo of Tank 846 of the Liberation Army entering the Independence Palace on April 30, 1975. (Photo: VNA)

War reporters and Great 1975 Spring Victory: Witnesses to history

The first dispatches – news reports, photos, and eyewitness accounts – came from reporters of the VNA and Thông tấn xã Giải Phóng (Liberation Press Agency - LPA). Their coverage swiftly swept across the country and reached global audiences, capturing with the historic moments of the nation’s victory against the US, the fall of the US-backed Saigon regime, and the collapse of Washington’s “Vietnamisation” strategy.

A tank of the Tank - Armored Force No. 203, Division 304, Army Corps No. 2 enters the Independence Palace on April 30, 1975. (Photo: VNA)

Party’s leadership - decisive factor in Great 1975 Spring Victory

Major General, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Sy Loc, Director of the Political Academy, attributed to the Great 1975 Spring Victory to the clear-sighted and strategic leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and the overall strength of the people’s war.