Hill A1 National Martyrs Cemetery

Hill A1 National Martyrs Cemetery

Hill A1 is located in Muong Thanh ward, Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien province, and is the most important base in the group of French colonial bases in Dien Bien Phu. Hill A1 is where the historic battle that lasted 39 days and nights between our troops and the enemy took place, contributing to the famous Dien Bien Phu victory in five continents, shaking the earth. A1 is the symbol that the Vietnamese army gave to the hill, while the French army called it Eliane 2. Due to its particularly important position, the French army built A1 to become the strongest resistance in Dien Bien Phu. With an extremely solid secret underground bunker system, strong firepower arrangements, machine gun nests, and battlements so that one defending soldier can fight off many attacking soldiers at the same time. At the same time, France continuously reinforced its strongest forces and provided maximum firepower support to protect this base to the end. Therefore, in the first attack, the 174th Regiment of the Vietnam People's Army launched four consecutive attacks but only captured half of the hill. It was not until dawn on May 7, 1954, thanks to a 1-ton explosive block secretly dug to destroy the underground tunnel system, that the Vietnam People's Army was able to complete the occupation of Hill A1. This was the most fierce battle in the entire Dien Bien Phu campaign, with the highest number of soldiers and casualties. Currently, on the Northwest peak of Hill A1, there is a monument commemorating the soldiers and martyrs who sacrificed their lives, built in the "Three Mountains" style, high in the middle, low on both sides and both shaped like a leader's roof. In front is an incense burner, in the middle is a stele, the National Flag insignia, a yellow star with a red circular background, surrounded by a wreath of flowers. Next to the monument is the body of one of two 18-ton tanks that Quan Ba ​​Hecvuê brought from the center of Muong Thanh to counterattack the Vietnamese army. Another important relic is a funnel-shaped hole as big as a shallow "pavilion pond". That is a trace of our army's thousand-pound explosion, which our soldiers often call "digging a tunnel to conquer a tunnel", conquering both the enemy's bunkers and bunkers. Located not far south of the historical site Hill A1 is Hill A1 National Martyrs Cemetery built in 1958. This is the resting place of 644 military officers and soldiers who heroically sacrificed their lives to protect the country during the Dien Bien Phu campaign. In 1994, the cemetery was renovated, planned and built into a historical and cultural project, a park cemetery with many items. Inside the campus is the manor house designed in the style of a typical stilt house of the Thai Dien Bien people, the outside ceremony platform is designed in the Khue Van Cac style, on both sides are two types of ancient city walls with two moats in front. 6m wide, outside the city wall is a bas-relief depicting the heroic fight of our army and people and the nine years of long resistance to regain national independence. Source: Dien Bien province electronic information portal

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