Dong Mu Fort historical relic site

Dong Mu Fort historical relic site

It is an important historical relic of the Vietnamese revolution. This is where the battle of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team took place on the night of February 4 and early morning of February 5, 1945. To attack the fort and destroy the enemy, comrade Xuan Truong (real name Hoang Van Nhung) heroically sacrificed his life, becoming the first martyr of the Vietnam People's Army. Over the past 70 years, the historical relic of Dong Mu post has always been an important evidence and a mark of the revolutionary history of the locality and the nation. Before the August Revolution in 1945, the French colonialists built a fortress at Dong Mu that was quite solid. Dong Mu Fort was located on a mound emerging between the fields of Na Doong and Ban Than hamlets in An Quang commune, now Xuan Truong commune. , Bao Lac district. According to the memoirs of General Vo Nguyen Giap: "Compared to Phai Khat and Na Ngan posts, Dong Mu post is much more "solid" in both fortifications and firepower. The station was located on a hill, built of stone and thick walls, with many bunkers, walls and thick stone with battlements"... From this station, the enemy prevented and suppressed the revolutionary movement and pursued hunt down and arrest revolutionary cadres. Because we were near the Vietnam-China border and often had to deal with bandits, the enemy built a quite solid defense system. On the night of the 4th and early morning of December 5, 1945, the Vietnamese Liberation Army Propaganda Team, after winning at Phai Khat and Na Ngan posts, marched to attack and destroy Dong Mu post. Taking advantage of the dark night, the Vietnam Liberation Army Propaganda Team secretly broke in. The battle took place fiercely from 11:00 pm on the 4th to 3:00 am on February 5, 1945. Our team destroyed many enemies, captured 5 guns and some other ammunition. Comrade squad leader Hoang Van Nhung, alias Xuan Truong, Tay ethnic group, from Soc Ha commune, Ha Quang district, heroically fought and died. In 1958, the alias Xuan Truong was named for An Quang commune to express gratitude and remember his contributions to the history of the revolutionary struggle of the Party Committee and people of all ethnic groups in Bao Lac district in general. and Xuan Truong commune in particular. Dong Mu post became the red address of Xuan Truong commune as well as Bao Lac district. Dong Mu Fort Relics was ranked as a National Historical Relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information, now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 1995. In recent years, many groups have come to visit and learn about history. of Dong Mu station, expressing admiration for the fighting will of our army and people. Source Electronic information portal of Bao Lac district, Cao Bang province.

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