Moc Ly Fort Historical Site

Moc Ly Fort Historical Site

Moc Ly Fort was built by the French colonialists in 1951 in Moc Chau. The post is located on an independent rocky mountain, the terrain is dangerous, there are many vertical cliffs blocking the intersection from Hanoi to the Northwest, from Vietnam to Upper Laos with the purpose of preventing our troops from attacking. liberated the Northwest and Upper Laos. They were equipped with dense firepower, so Moc Ly station was nicknamed: "The iron armor" that was inviolable in the Son La division. Moc Ly Fort was commanded by the military officer Phap Vanh - Xang, who had more than one Thai battalion reinforced. In addition to being fully equipped with personal weapons such as submachine guns and rifles, the station is also equipped with a 94 mm cannon, 6 81 and 60 mm mortars, 3 machine guns, 27 medium machine guns, food, and weapons. Regularly replenished to ensure long-term combat. This is a very important key position, so General De-Ly-Na-Rate personally came here to check the defense arrangements and assign tasks to officers and soldiers to defend to the end when attacked. . The French military command also withdrew from Phat Diem (Ninh Binh) to reinforce Fort Moc Ly. Groups of commandos and villains were carefully selected and trained to launch operations in areas they suspected were hidden bases. my army. In early September 1952, our people's resistance war against the French colonialists began to enter a new phase. The Politburo and President Ho Chi Minh decided to open the Northwest campaign. The Party Central Committee's policy is "Avoid strong places, attack weak places, find the enemy's loopholes to attack" and the direction of attack is Northwest. With determination to destroy enemy forces and take advantage of the people's strength, destroy the fake "autonomous Thai land" of the French colonialists, liberate the Northwest, strengthen the Viet Bac base, maintain the Laos - Yunnan (China) international traffic route, and create conditions for developing network of Laos, isolating and disrupting the enemy's rear. Therefore, the capture of Moc Ly station for our army and people had a very important meaning, it determined the deployment of logistics for the campaign from Hoa Binh to the Northwest. At this time, our main troops had advanced deep into the enemy's rear area. Therefore, ensuring food, food, and weapons is one of the urgent issues of primary importance in deciding combat plans. Therefore, on November 17 and 18, 1952, units secretly dug fortifications and occupied the battlefield. Battalions 249 and 888 moved through the forest along the stream to the Northwest to form a siege to block enemy reinforcements from Son La. According to the plan of the Northwest Campaign Command, on November 19, 1952, our troops tightened the siege around Moc Ly post. After exactly 3 hours of extremely fierce fighting, the battle at Moc Ly post ended successfully. We destroyed and captured 350 people, including one (officer Vanh - Xang and a number of officers) and confiscated more than 500 guns of all kinds and the entire warehouse of weapons, military equipment, military supplies and food. , liberating over 1,000 people. Coordinating with the main army, the guerrilla teams of Tu Nang, A Ma, Chieng Khua, and Pa Hang organized a siege to attack Pa Khom and Pa Hang stations. The enemy panicked and quickly opened a retreat to Yen Chau and Laos. After liberating Moc Chau, Group 316 divided into 3 army wings to continue advancing to liberate Moc Chau and Son La. On December 10, 1952, the Northwest campaign ended with a decisive victory. The victory at Fort Moc Ly had a very important meaning in the resistance war against the French colonialists of our army and people. We have connected the road from Hoa Binh to Son La, creating favorable conditions for the liberation of the Northwest and Dien Bien Phu, preventing and cutting off enemy traffic to Upper Laos. Besides, the victory at Moc Ly Fort also has a strategic military significance. Our army and people learned from the experience of fighting fortified fortresses that they must attack from above and attack from above. During the battle at Moc Ly Fort, 53 soldiers of Regiment 174, Division 316 heroically sacrificed their lives. To commemorate the great contributions of the martyrs, the Party, State and people of all ethnic groups in Son La built a memorial stele house engraved with the names of 53 martyrs. Today, Fort Moc Ly Historical Site is a place of traditional education for the people, especially the young generation of Son La province. With that meaning and importance, Fort Moc Ly Historical Relic was ranked Nationally by the Ministry of Culture and Information on January 20, 1998. Source: Electronic information portal of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

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