Victory News April 22, 1975: Reviewing the operational plan of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign

On the morning of April 22, 1975, after the Politburo met and listened to the Central Military Commission report on the situation at the front as well as our current combat plan, comrade Le Duan sent a telegram to the front commanders (Van Tien Dung, Le Duc Tho, Pham Hung and Le Trong Tan) instructing:

"Last night, under pressure from the US and its generals, Nguyen Van Thieu had to resign. To slow down our attack on Saigon, the US - Republic of Vietnam established a new government, proposed to us a ceasefire, and reached a political solution, in order to save their complete defeat. All of the above situations are causing great chaos among the enemy.

The opportunity to launch a general military and political offensive on Saigon is ripe. We need to seize every day to launch the offensive in a timely manner. Action at this time is the surest guarantee for complete victory. You should immediately issue orders for timely action directions, and at the same time instruct the Saigon-Gia Dinh Regional Party Committee to be ready to launch a mass uprising in conjunction with military attacks. Seizing the great opportunity, we will definitely win complete victory."

General Vo Nguyen Giap and his comrades in the Central Military Commission reviewed the combat plan for the Ho Chi Minh Campaign. (Photo: VNA)

On the same day, the Central Military Commission telegraphed to Comrade Van Tien Dung - Commander of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, stating: The enemy is delaying to find a way to propose a ceasefire, extending it into the rainy season. If Saigon cannot be held, they will retreat to the Mekong Delta, with Can Tho as the center. The Southwest and Route 4 are ready to intercept and destroy the enemy in the event that they retreat from Saigon to Can Tho.

In Ham Tan town, Binh Tuy province, the enemy troops, after retreating by ship and boat to the sea, thought that our forces were advancing southward, so they returned to occupy the town. The 66th Regiment of the 304th Division of the 2nd Corps, reinforced by the 5th Armored Battalion, a 105th Artillery Battalion, an Anti-Aircraft Artillery Company, and the 9th Company of the 128th Regiment of the 325th Division, along with local forces, attacked and liberated Ham Tan town, destroying and disintegrating nearly 5,000 enemy troops clustered in the town.

On April 22, 1975, Major General Hoang Cam - Commander and Major General Hoang The Thien - Political Commissar of the 4th Corps went to the Forward Command Post of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign Command in Gia Ray, reported the situation and approved the Corps' determination with Lieutenant General Le Trong Tan, Deputy Commander and Lieutenant General Le Quang Hoa, Deputy Political Commissar of the Campaign Command.

At Dong De, the Truong Son Command convened an emergency meeting of the leaders of the subordinate units. Comrade Dong Sy Nguyen - Commander of the Truong Son Troops announced the preparations for the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, the general tasks of the Truong Son Troops and assigned specific tasks to each unit.

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