On April 30, 1954, the Front Command informed the units that the opening day of the third attack was May 1, 1954. The tasks of the units in this attack were:
- Division 316: Destroy high point C1 and hold that position; simultaneously attack C2 to coordinate with battle C1. If conditions are favorable, develop the destruction of C2; fully prepare to attack and capture important enemy bunkers in position A1 and occupy those bunkers.
- Division 312: Destroy strongholds 505 and 505A. Use firepower and a small unit to coordinate with Division 316 to block reinforcements while 316 destroys C1. Prepare and destroy position 204.
- Division 308: Continue to prepare and destroy stronghold 311B, while simultaneously attacking position 310.
- Regiment 57, Division 304: Restrain enemy artillery and attack into area C (Hong Cum), if possible, destroy area C, prepare a battalion to move to Upper Laos, and fight when ordered.
- Division 351: In addition to regular tasks, coordinate with infantry in point battles and counterattacks.
While destroying A1 and encroaching on C2, units must prepare forces and plans to have favorable conditions to develop and destroy C2, and continue to develop and capture the remaining enemy bases east of the Nam Rom River.
On the same day, the units organized political activities, many officers and soldiers wrote letters of determination to their superiors, expressing their determination to complete their combat missions and achieve complete victory for the campaign.
On the battlefield coordination:
Battle of Von Xai (Stung Treng Province, Cambodia): In Cambodia, Battalion 436 of the 101st Infantry Regiment (Division 325) along with the Vietnamese armed forces working in northeastern Cambodia coordinated with the Cambodian revolutionary armed forces to attack Von Xai. Facing the risk of being annihilated, the enemy mobilized a company of the 52nd Mobile Corps (GM52) to reinforce Von Xai. Taking advantage of the enemy's lack of time to consolidate their fortifications, Battalion 436 organized a surprise attack, destroying most of the reinforcement company, and at the same time used a platoon of armored vehicles to attack and destroy the enemy in Von Xai, controlling the battlefield. Frightened by the offensive of the Vietnamese-Cambodian coalition, the enemy in Bo Kham, Bo Keo, and Lom Phat fled. A large area in northeastern Cambodia, from Von Xai to the northern border of the Central Highlands, was liberated.
General Vo Nguyen Giap assigns combat missions to units at the Dien Bien Phu Front Command Headquarters (Photo: VNA)
During the Dien Bien Phu campaign, many humane orders were issued, showing the concern of the Party and the Command for the soldiers, as well as calling for the fighting spirit of our troops. “ Wear new clothes ” is such an “ order ”. The book “ Dien Bien Phu Victory (Record) ”, published by the People’s Army Publishing House, recorded this special order with historical interpretations: “On March 30, most of the soldiers wore new clothes. For the soldiers, the battle day was a special festival. Many units had spent months preparing. The soldiers had lived for months in narrow bunkers on the battlefield. Night after night, they had to crawl into the enemy’s position, immersing themselves in steel storms to create each meter of trench. Today, the hour of battle had come! Their health had gradually declined after days of hard work and stress. They had waited every minute for the preparation time to pass.” For the soldiers participating in the fierce Dien Bien Phu battle, each battle was a step towards the line of life and death, where there was no room for fear or hesitation, but only the will to fight and win regardless of hardship and sacrifice. That is why, when going into battle, the soldiers wore clean and beautiful uniforms, ready to sacrifice for a glorious victory of the country.
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