37mm artillery battle of Hon Gai Coal Engineering Enterprise

37mm artillery battle of Hon Gai Coal Engineering Enterprise

The 37 mm anti-aircraft artillery field of Hon Gai Coal Processing Enterprise is a historical relic that was ranked at the national level in 1997. Here, during the period of fighting against the destructive war of the American invaders, the self-defense soldiers of the Hon Gai Wharf Enterprise (now Hon Gai Coal Processing Company) achieved outstanding feats, shooting down American planes. . The relic of the 37mm artillery battle of Hon Gai Coal Processing Enterprise is located on a hill 102m above sea level. From here, you can cover many locations of Hon Gai Town (now Ha Long City) such as the ferry terminal, Hon Gai port and surrounding residential areas. In 1960, the self-defense unit of Ben Hon Gai was established. The unit's first battle was on August 5, 1964, when American planes rushed to bombard our Naval Port in Bai Chay, the self-defense soldiers of Ben Hon Gai fought heroically, along with other soldiers. The air defense, navy and self-defense forces of other units created a fire net, shot down 3 planes, and captured American pilot Everd Alvaret when he parachuted into Ha Long Bay. . After this battle, 28 comrades of the unit were awarded Badges 5-8, typically Dang Ba Hat, Tran Minh Thanh... In 1966, Ben Hon Gai Enterprise formed 2 combat groups consisting of 30 people, the commander was comrade Le Quang Minh, the deputy commander was comrade Dang Ba Hat. On March 10, 1967, American enemy planes rushed in from many directions to attack Ba Deo area, Nha Tho street, Hill 102... With the brave fighting spirit of self-defense soldiers, an F8 plane of The American enemy was shot and caught fire, rushing out to sea. At the end of 1968, after being equipped by the province with four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns, Ben Hon Gai Enterprise established a company of 45 people led by comrade Dang Ba Hat as Company Commander. The battlefield was located on Hill 102 (Ferry Hill). On May 18, 1972, the Company participated in combat and shot down an F4 of the American enemy. The victory increased the excitement and determination to win for the entire Company, from commanders to soldiers. The American enemy's escalating war is becoming more and more fierce. On July 12, 1972, they focused on attacking Hon Gai town again. At this time, two ferries filled with people and cars were on the journey across Cua Luc River. The situation was very critical. Comrade Dang Ba Hat both commanded the reinforcements and protected the ferry while directly fighting. The battlefield was hit by American planes with piercing bombs. Comrade Dang Ba Hat was injured in the stomach and heroically died while still holding the command flag. After the battle, the Company suffered great losses but continued to hold on and deploy to attack the enemy. In October 1972 alone, the Company fought 37 battles, defused many bombs, piercing bombs and cluster bombs of all kinds... With the victories achieved, in early 1973, the 37mm Self-Defense Company of the Hon Gai Wharf Enterprise was honored to be awarded a flower basket by President Ton Duc Thang right at the battlefield and also in this year, the Enterprise Hon Gai Wharf was honored by the Party and State with the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces. Martyr Dang Ba Hat, with his example of fighting and selfless sacrifice, was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces in 1995. In order to preserve, restore and promote the value of the relics of the 37 mm anti-aircraft artillery battle of the Hon Gai Wharf Enterprise, it is known that the Provincial People's Committee and the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industry Group have reached an agreement on the project. Investing and embellishing monuments. Currently, the basic procedures have been completed, just waiting for the road to Bai Chay bridge to be completed to start construction. Projects expected to be renovated include building a monument to Dang Ba Hat, restoring trenches, ammunition magazines, shelters, building an exhibit house, etc. After being renovated, the monument will not only be a A place to mark victories and traditional education, but also contribute to increasing the value, meaning and beauty of Bai Chay bridge in particular and Cua Luc land in general. Source: Quang Ninh Electronic Newspaper

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