Junction City Victory Monument

Junction City Victory Monument

Junction City victory memorial site (Tan Chau, Tay Ninh) is one of the fierce points where the US Empire bombed, with the illusion of achieving military victory to resolve the war in the South of the country. ta. During the years 1965 - 1968, the US and the Saigon government mobilized tens of thousands of troops to consecutively organize two strategic counter-attacks in the dry season of 1965-1966; 1966-1967, in order to "find and destroy" the main force of the Liberation Army and complete the "pacification" of the South. But contrary to the calculations of the American Empire, their "search and destroy" and "pacification" operations failed one after another. In particular, after the failure in the "search and destroy" operations against Attleboro (October 12, 1966 - November 25, 1966) and Cedarfalls (January 8, 1967 - January 26, 1967), the US government was even more divided. deepen. Trying to overcome this situation, from February 22 to April 15, 1967, the US Empire mobilized 45,000 troops, with 1,200 tanks, armored vehicles, 256 artillery pieces of all kinds and 160 combat aircraft and other weapons. weapons, strong firepower, launched the Junction City operation with the hope of implementing the two-pronged strategy of "search and destroy and pacify" to attack the Bac Tay Ninh base to destroy the Central Bureau of the South, Division 9 The main forces of the Liberation Army and the Liberation Radio station sealed the Cambodian border and destroyed the revolutionary forces' logistical reserves. Meanwhile, our forces only have the 9th Regional Main Force Division, reinforced by the 16th Regiment and other forces with the motto of sticking to fighting on the spot, building a people's war network in the base area, ready to attack the enemy at bases, destroy warehouses, and strongly attack "strategic hamlets" to contribute to breaking the strategic counterattack of the American Empire. After 53 days and nights, our army and people eliminated 14,233 American troops from combat, shot down and destroyed 160 aircraft, 992 military vehicles (including 775 tanks and armored vehicles), 112 artillery pieces of all kinds, destroying 3 battalions and 11 infantry companies, 3 battalions and 5 artillery companies, 10 US armored divisions. Among them, local guerrillas and soldiers destroyed 6,619 enemies, 434 vehicles (including 425 tanks and armored vehicles), 110 aircraft and 3 artillery pieces. The Bac Tay Ninh base area is maintained. The victory in the counterattack campaign to defeat the Junction City operation - the pinnacle of the US military's "search and destroy" strategic measure - is one of the strategically significant victories in the resistance war against the US to save the country. our army and people. By breaking this operation, we have preserved the headquarters commanding the resistance, maintained the Central base of the Southern Department, the Regional Command, the National Liberation Front, and preserved the forces. Revolution. At the same time, it dealt a decisive blow to America's efforts in escalating the war in the South, causing the failure of the second strategic counterattack, contributing to the collapse of the "Local War" strategy. . With historical and military values, Junction City Victory Memorial Site was ranked as a national historical site by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on November 12, 2013. Source: World Heritage

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