Victory News April 17, 1975: The General Command ordered the destruction of enemy airports.

The telegram stated: "It is necessary to check the plan to attack Bien Hoa airport, quickly prepare to deploy firepower to attack Tan Son Nhat airport. For Can Tho airport... study to increase firepower... because this airport is becoming increasingly important to the defense plan of Saigon as well as the evacuation plan of the US - RVN" .

On the night of April 17, 1975 in Can Tho, our artillery from Binh Minh fired at Tra Noc airport. Our base in the city reported the results so that the artillery could adjust its firing elements to be more accurate.

At the same time, the Information Corps organized training for hundreds of command and technical officers on policies in newly liberated areas and issues that needed to be known about enemy information systems, and at the same time organized takeover teams to rush to the battlefields.

On the morning of April 30, 1975, Division 10, Corps 3 captured Tan Son Nhat Airport. (Photo: VNA)

Meanwhile, the enemy in Binh Thuan Sub-region used all their forces to resist the attacks of Regiment 812, Military Region 6. Many fierce battles took place here. On Highway 8, Battalion 200C developed an attack to destroy all enemy troops occupying the Ta Don high point, the last stronghold in the northeast of Phan Thiet.

At 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 1975, the vanguard of the 2nd Corps led by the 18th Regiment (325th Division) began marching to attack the enemy and liberate Phan Thiet town. The fighting along the march was quite fierce, both among the vanguard and the following units.

That same night, the enemy used ships to land several commando companies in Tuy Phong district (north of Phan Thiet) to contact the remnants of the 3rd Airborne Brigade on Gio Mountain and local enemy forces to block and attack our troops. The 325th Division sent a part of infantry and reconnaissance to search and capture all enemy troops.

On April 16 and 17, the 3rd Corps Forward Command in Trang Bom organized a counterattack with the 3rd Armored Brigade with 200 tanks and armored vehicles, supported by artillery and fighter planes. The fighting was fierce at Hung Nghia and Hill 122. The 6th Division and the 95th Regiment completely destroyed a battalion, captured more than 100 enemies, and pushed the enemy back to Bau Ca.

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