Victory News April 12, 1975: Military Region 9 increases attacks on enemy bases

The armed forces of Military Region 9 opened fire and attacked, causing heavy damage to Ba Cang sub-region, Binh Minh sub-region, Dong Thanh sub-region, destroying and forcing the withdrawal of 13 posts, liberating a section of the southern bank of the Hau River. Local troops in Vinh Long destroyed the rear base of the security battalion and My Thuan sub-region, forcing the withdrawal of 12 posts.

At 5:00 p.m. on April 12, 1975, the Liberation Army used captured enemy 105mm artillery to fire at Binh Minh sub-region, Cai Von training school, Tra Noc airport, Phong Dinh sub-region, the US Consulate General in Can Tho, the Command Headquarters and the private residence of Nguyen Khoa Nam - Commander of Military Region 4 of the Republic of Vietnam.

Along with the activities of the Southwest Wing Corps and the armed forces of Military Region 8 on Highway 4, the attacks of Military Region 9 on the Can Tho and Vinh Tra fronts contributed to holding the enemy in place, gradually isolating the Mekong Delta from Saigon city.

Infantry units and tanks enter Saigon on Bien Hoa highway. Photo: VNA

On the same day, the Standing Committee of the Saigon - Gia Dinh City Party Committee issued a Resolution to prepare vigorously for the Saigon - Gia Dinh Liberation Campaign. On the afternoon of April 12, 1975, at a meeting between the Campaign Command and a number of senior officials at the Command Headquarters, there was a suggestion to name the campaign to liberate Saigon city after Uncle Ho.

The Campaign Command unanimously sent a telegram to the Politburo requesting to name the general offensive and uprising campaign to liberate Saigon, the largest-scale campaign with the deepest historical significance in the war of national liberation, the Ho Chi Minh Campaign.

In another development, to be determined to hold Xuan Loc, on April 12, 1975, the enemy hastily landed the 1st Airborne Brigade from Saigon at Tan Phong intersection. In the following days, they rearranged their formation in the town and sent the 3rd Marine Brigade, the 318th Special Forces Battalion to Trang Bom, the 322nd Special Forces Battalion to Bau Ca, the 315th Battalion to Bau Han, Hill 122, and the 8th Regiment of the 5th Battalion from Lai Khe to Bau Ca.

The battle in Xuan Loc was extremely fierce. After 3 days of fighting, the Campaign Command decided to temporarily stop the attack on the town, leaving only a small part of the force to hold the occupied areas and restrain the enemy's diversionary tactics, while the majority of the force moved out, organized to gain experience, and changed the way of fighting to liberate Xuan Loc.

At the Can Tho front, on the night of April 12, 1975, Regiment 20 was able to get out of Vong Cung road, but Regiment 10, Regiment 2, due to being blockaded, had to fight fiercely with the enemy, and only got out several days later.

The enemy pursued and swept inside and outside the Vong Cung road to destroy the remaining forces of the city and Can Tho province. At the same time, they concentrated most of the 4th Corps' forces to protect Can Tho, mobilizing 50% of the soldiers of the agencies to hold the high-rise buildings, outposts, and their headquarters.

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