German newspaper Junge Welt has published an article about the "Dien Bien Phu in the air" victory of the Vietnamese army and people 50 years ago when the US massively bombed the North in a campaign considered to be the fiercest targeting Hanoi.
Mohamed Berzig, Secretary General of the Algeria-Vietnam Friendship Association, has praised the solidarity and undaunted spirit of the Vietnamese people in the “Dien Bien Phu in the Air” campaign 50 years ago.
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 26 by Hanoi and the Ministry of National Defence to mark the 50th anniversary of the “Hanoi – Dien Bien Phu in the Air” victory.
Fifty years ago, in late December 1972, the army and people of Vietnam defeated B52 bombers, the pride of the US Air Force, to win the resounding “Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu in the Air” victory in the skies above Hanoi, Hai Phong, and other localities in the North.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with a delegation from the liaison board of war veterans from the air defence-missile force and Division 361, in Hanoi on December 20 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of “Hanoi – Dien Bien Phu in the Air” victory.
A display of artifacts and images on the “Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu in the Air” campaign is underway at the Hoan Kiem Lake Cultural Information Centre in Hanoi. The exhibition is part of activities to celebrate the 78th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army.
In the 12 days and nights of fierce fights in Hanoi in late December 1972 against the US air force, the Vietnamese army and people defeated US airstrikes in the North. This triumph is also called the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, which took the name from the victory of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954 that put an end to the French colonial rule over Indochina.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 19 attended a get-together held by the Air Defence-Air Force to mark the 50th anniversary of the "Dien Bien Phu in the air" victory in 1972.
Vietnamese people were very united despite hardships, Russian Lieutenant General Vitor Phillipov told Vietnam News Agency in Moscow, remembering his days in Vietnam in 1972 which went down to history with the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory that led to the end of the foreign aggression war in Vietnam.
An exhibition marking five decades since the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, which led to the end of the foreign aggression war in Vietnam, opened at the Ho Guom Information and Culture Centre on Ly Thai To street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district on December 16.
A thematic space has freshly been opened at the Vietnam National Museum of History, shedding light on the 12 days and nights of fierce fights in Hanoi at the end of 1972 against the US air force in the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory which led to the end of the foreign aggression war in Vietnam.
Over 100 photos and documents are being displayed at an exhibition in Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the Air” victory.
The “Dien Bien Phu in the air,” a major victory leading to the end of the war against US forces 50 years ago, was spotlighted at a national symposium in Hanoi on December 9.
The Vietnam Club at the Moscow State Linguistic University (MGLU) held an event on December 6 to mark the 50th anniversary of the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory.
A photo exhibition marking the 48th anniversary of the “Dien Bien Phu in the Air” victory and the 25th anniversary of Vietnam - US diplomatic ties was opened at the Hoa Lo Prison relic site in Hanoi on November 23.
The Hanoi air defence grids and all across northern Vietnam defended their skies with bravery in an aerial raids, known in VN as "Dien Bien Phu in the Air" and in the US as the 1972 Christmas bombing.
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