Great lessons from the victory of Binh Gia 60 years ago

On the evening of December 2, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Government delegation attended the ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Binh Gia victory (December 2, 1964 - December 2, 2024) in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Binh Gia victory. Photo: N.Bac.

At the ceremony, Mr. Pham Viet Thanh, Secretary of the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Provincial Party Committee, stated that at the end of 1964, the resistance war against the US to save the country of our army and people entered a fierce phase. The Politburo and the Central Military Commission directed the launching of offensive campaigns on the Southern battlefield to destroy a part of the main force of the Saigon army, support the people in destroying strategic hamlets, and expanding the liberated areas.

From December 2, 1964 to January 3, 1965, the Central Bureau, the Military Commission and the Regional Command launched the Binh Gia Campaign in the provinces of Ba Ria, Long Khanh, Bien Hoa and two southern districts of Binh Thuan. Local troops and guerrillas coordinated with the main force, combined attacks on military bases in the area, destroyed strategic hamlets, and expanded the liberated areas.

The Binh Gia Campaign ended in victory, breaking up each strategic hamlet, contributing to accelerating the bankruptcy of the US's "Special War" strategy, opening up important conditions for the army and people of the South to defeat the "Local War" and "Vietnamization of the war" strategies, leading to the General Offensive and Uprising in the Spring of 1975 with the historic victory of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign.

Panorama of the 60th anniversary celebration of Binh Gia victory.

Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his pride and emotion about the heroic years of fighting and victory of our army and people on the southern battlefield, continuing the activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of National Defense Day.

According to the Prime Minister, during the resistance war against the US, for national independence and unification, Ba Ria - Vung Tau was an important base, a gateway for sea supply to the Southeast region with unnumbered ships, a strategic corridor connecting war zone D with the far South Central region, creating a foothold for the armed forces, and a springboard to attack the enemy's lair.

This is also the vital belt surrounding Saigon, the enemy's key defense point. The army and people of Ba Ria - Vung Tau have promoted the tradition of patriotism, revolutionary heroism, the spirit of loyalty, resilience, and indomitability of heroic and brave examples such as the soldiers of Con Dao prison and Martyr Vo Thi Sau.

The Prime Minister said that the Binh Gia Victory had great strategic significance, affirming the development of all aspects of the Southern revolution. It left behind many profound lessons, which were of great significance to the cause of fighting for national independence and unification in the past and the cause of building, defending the Fatherland and developing the country today.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the Binh Gia victory has gone down in history and is the pride of generations of cadres, soldiers and people of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province in particular, the entire beloved South and the whole country in general.

Thousands of people showed up early to join the celebration.

The Prime Minister believes that the Party Committee, government, army and people of Ba Ria - Vung Tau will continue to promote the heroic revolutionary historical tradition and the achievements that have been made to break through, develop strongly, and build Ba Ria - Vung Tau province to develop comprehensively, becoming one of the important development driving forces, one of the bright spots in socio-economics in the Southeast region and the whole country.

At the ceremony, delegates enjoyed a special art program with the theme "60 years of the heroic victory of Binh Gia", with performances recreating the volcano of hatred of our army and people under the trampling feet of the enemy; the fierce vitality of the Vietnamese people; the uprising, indomitability, and bravery of our army and people to make glorious achievements; expressing gratitude to the previous generation who sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland...

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/bai-hoc-lon-tu-chien-thang-binh-gia-60-nam-truoc-192241202230638184.htm