The number 1 application for discovering tourism in 63 provinces and cities in Vietnam

Explore the history, culture, people and beautiful landscapes of Vietnam on the 63Stravel travel app

Download the 63stravel app

Logo 63stravel

Command bunker of Dien Bien Phu stronghold group

Command bunker of Dien Bien Phu stronghold group

Ham Do Castries (local people's name) full name is Dien Bien Phu stronghold group command post, also known as GoNo command post, located in Thanh Truong ward - Dien Bien Phu city - Dien Bien province. . During the Dien Bien Phu campaign, GoNo Command Post was located in the center of the stronghold group, 2m underground and in a lower position than the direction of our army's attack. This is the headquarters of a giant military group that France and the US are very proud to consider the strongest fortress ever in Indochina. GoNo command post is given priority to have solid and solid construction materials capable of resisting enemy firepower, in addition to being protected by all the most modern weapons and means of warfare at the time. then. The structure and arrangement of the basement are still kept intact with a length of 20m and a width of 8m divided into 4 compartments used for both work and accommodation. Surrounding the bunker is a barbed wire fence with alternating mines and 4 defensive tanks in 4 directions. In this basement, De Castries solemnly welcomed many high-ranking officials from England, France, America and dozens of writers and journalists from the Western journalism industry. It was also here that De Castries and his entire General Staff plotted to destroy our main army, but he also had to go crazy many times to deal with enemy attacks. Vietnam People's Army. At 3:00 p.m. on May 7, 1954, our campaign command ordered a general attack on the entire front to destroy the entire group of Dien Bien Phu strongholds. After destroying key strongholds around the central division, our troops crossed Muong Thanh bridge and headed straight to Gono Command. At 5:30 p.m., comrade Ta Quoc Luat, commander of company 360, regiment 209, regiment 312, and 2 assault soldiers captured General De Castries and the entire French command, holding the flag "Determined battle, Quyet". Victory" flew high above the tunnel roof in the middle of the historic summer afternoon of May, signaling the day of complete victory for our army and people. Today, the Ham Do Castries relic along with other relics in the Dien Bien Phu historical relic complex have been invested in by the Party and State to restore and renovate to serve domestic and foreign visitors. Part of promoting the value of the Dien Bien Phu historical victory relic site and also to propagate and educate the heroic Dien Bien Phu tradition. Source: Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dien Bien province

Dien Bien 1497 view

Rating : Special national monument

Open door

Discover Dien Bien

Pha Din Pass

Dien Bien 1802

National monument

Muong Thanh Bridge

Dien Bien 1645

National monument

Tham Pua Cave

Dien Bien 1614

National monument

D1 Hill and Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument

Dien Bien 1599

National monument

Cannon road

Dien Bien 1523

National monument

Command bunker of Dien Bien Phu stronghold group

Dien Bien 1498

Special national monument

Hill A1 National Martyrs Cemetery

Dien Bien 1488

National monument

Dien Bien Phu campaign headquarters

Dien Bien 1431

National monument

Him Lam Resistance Center

Dien Bien 1413

National monument

Independence Hill

Dien Bien 1009

National monument

Outstanding relic site