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National museum opens space on 'Dien Bien Phu in the Air' victory

A thematic space has freshly been opened at the Vietnam National Museum of History, shedding light on the 12 days and nights of fierce fights in Hanoi at the end of 1972 against the US air force in the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory which led to the end of the foreign aggression war in Vietnam.
National museum opens space on 'Dien Bien Phu in the Air' victory ảnh 1At the exhibition at the Vietnam National Museum of History (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A thematic space has freshly beenopened at the Vietnam National Museum of History, shedding light on the 12 days andnights of fierce fights in Hanoi at the end of 1972 against the US air force in the “DienBien Phu in the air” victory which led to the end of the foreign aggression war in Vietnam.

Documents, photos,items, and stories on display give insights into the then life and fights, the final victory, the capital’s growth after 50 years, and the diplomaticrelations and cooperation between Vietnam and the US in the period of reformand international integration.

During the historic battle, the Vietnamese army and people defeated US airstrikes in the North,shooting down 81 aircraft of all kinds, including 34 B-52 strategic bombers, forcing the US tosign the Paris Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam inJanuary 1973.

This triumph is also called the “Dien Bien Phu in the air”victory, which took the name from the victory of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in1954 that put an end to the French colonial rule over Indochina.

National museum opens space on 'Dien Bien Phu in the Air' victory ảnh 2At the opening ceremony of the space (Photo: VNA)
The space is set to remain open until April next year.

Aiming to help the public understand more about the resoundingvictory and how life has been restored over the past 50 years, the War RemnantsMuseum in Ho Chi Minh City also arranged an exhibition, startingDecember 16 and lasting till June 16 in 2023.

Via 189 images, documents and items, it tells many wartimestories and the care and love in difficult circumstances, including a story ofhealing war wounds between two former pilots of Vietnam and the US./.
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