April 29, 1954: Vietnamese troops were ready for the third attack

ABO/NDO- On April 29, 1954, after reviewing preparations for fighting, the 304th, 308th, 312th, 316th, and 351st Armies and the 57th Regiment all reported to the Front Command that they were ready for the third attack.

On the same day, the meeting of Party Committee Secretaries of the Armies and comrades in charge of general departments directly leading soldiers at the Dien Bien Phu Front ended. The meeting took place for three days from April 27-29, 1954.

General Vo Nguyen Giap instructed the units participating in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign right at the front. (Photo: VNA).

During the meeting, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Party Committee Secretary of the Campaign, introduced the new resolution of the Politburo and presented the report of the Front Party Committee titled “Resolutely fighting against negative right-wing ideology, building positive revolutionary spirit, thoroughly obeying orders to ensure complete victory for the campaign”.

The meeting included discussion and careful analyses of the difficulties and advantages of the Vietnamese troops and the enemy. Both the General Military Commission, the comrades in charge of the general departments and the Armies’ Party Committee Secretaries strictly reviewed and rectified the negative right-wing ideology and defined the determination and measures to lead the soldiers to fight resolutely, ensuring victory for the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.

After the meeting, most officers of the Campaign Political Commission divided themselves to help the units implement an intensive education session for the entire army, from party committees to party members, from officers to soldiers, to provide them with clear awareness of the situation and increase their determination to complete the task.

(Source: NDO)