V-day in retrospect
(VOV) - Thirty-eight years ago on April 30, Vietnamese soldiers rapidly marched into Saigon, taking control of the last stronghold of the US-backed puppet regime.
Following are historical pictures of Vietnamese soldiers’ last attacks in Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City.
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| In late March 1975 Le Duc Tho travelled to the South together with Pham Hung and General Van Tien Dung, representing the Party’s Political Bureau to directly lead the Southern liberation operation. |
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| At the South Dau Giay rubber plantation, Division 304 representatives handed over the flag “determined to fight, determined to win” to heroic Regiment 66 to be planted on the rooftop of the Independence Palace – the headquarters of the Saigon puppet regime (Photo: Dinh Quang Thanh) |
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| Tank Brigade 203 and Infantry Division 304 of Army Corp 2 attacked the enemy on the Bien Hoa-Saigon highway. They were on the way to Saigon. (Photo: Dinh Quang Thanh) |
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| Marching into the Independence Palace |
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| The Liberation Army’s tank pulled down the entry gate to the Independence Palace (Photo: Francoise Demulder) |
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| Colonel Bui Quang Than was holding the flag from tank 843 advancing into the Palace |
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| Soldiers of Division 10 of Army Corp 3 took control of Tan Son Nhat airport on April 30, 1975 |
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| Saigon was in total chaos in the last minutes of the puppet regime |
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| President Duong Van Minh announced an unconditional surrender to the Liberation Army on the Liberated Radio |
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| Saigonese people welcomed liberation soldiers |
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| Saigonese people rallied to celebrate the victory |
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| A mother and her son were overjoyed bursting into tears on V-day |