When did the Viet Bac Autumn-Winter Campaign in 1947 in Vietnam take place?
When did the Viet Bac Autumn-Winter Campaign in 1947 in Vietnam take place?
During the resistance war against the French colonial invasion (1945 - 1954), the victory of the Viet Bac Autumn-Winter 1947 Campaign was one of the strategic historical events that positively impacted the progress of the resistance war of the Vietnamese people. For the French colonists, it was a severe defeat both militarily and politically, leading to the irretrievable collapse of their "quick fight, quick victory" strategy.
The campaign lasted 75 days and nights (from October 7 to December 19, 1947), culminating in a victorious outcome. Our army and people eliminated over 7,200 enemy troops from the battlefield, shot down and damaged 18 aircraft, sank 16 warships and 38 canoes, and destroyed 255 vehicles of various types. We captured two 105 mm cannons, seven 75 mm cannons, 16 20 mm guns, 337 machine guns of various calibers, 45 bazookas, 1,660 rifles, along with dozens of tons of military supplies and equipment.
Thus, the Viet Bac Autumn-Winter 1947 Campaign took place from October 7 to December 20, 1947.
The victory of the Viet Bac Autumn-Winter 1947 Campaign is a powerful testament to the sharp leadership and strategic prowess of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President Ho Chi Minh. Through the campaign, the People's Army of Vietnam made progress in tactical forms and methods of force organization, accumulating experience in "guerrilla warfare" and "mobile warfare," particularly the combat principle of "independent companies, concentrated battalions."
Notably, the Viet Bac Autumn-Winter 1947 Campaign was also the first counterattack campaign of the People's Army of Vietnam that successfully applied the campaign art "Attack within Counterattack in Mountainous Areas," contributing to advancing the nation's resistance war into a new phase.
When did the Viet Bac Autumn-Winter Campaign in 1947 in Vietnam take place? (Image from the Internet)
What are forces of the People's Army of Vietnam?
According to Article 25 of the National Defense Law 2018 regarding the people's army:
Article 25. People's Army
- The People's Army is the core force of the people's armed forces in performing national defense missions, including the regular force and the reserve force. The regular force of the People's Army consists of the main-force troops and local troops.
December 22 each year is the traditional day of the People's Army, a national defense festival for all people.
- The People's Army has the functions and duties of being ready to fight, defending the Fatherland; carrying out motivational activities, propagandizing the policies and lines of the Communist Party, and the policies and laws of the State; engaging in production labor, combining national defense with socio-economic activities, participating in civil defense, and building the nation together with the people; performing international obligations.
- The State builds a revolutionary, regular, elite, and gradually modernized People's Army, with a rational regular force and a strong reserve force; some forces advance straight to modernization.
- The organization, tasks, service policies, and policies of the People's Army are to be regulated by the Law on Officers of the People's Army of Vietnam, the Law on Professional Soldiers, Defense Workers and Public Employees, the Law on Military Service, and other relevant legal provisions.
According to the above regulations, the People's Army of Vietnam includes the regular force and the reserve force. The regular force of the People's Army comprises the main-force troops and local troops.
Who is the highest-ranking commander in the People's Army of Vietnam?
According to Article 28 of the National Defense Law 2018 regarding the command of the People's Army, People's Public Security, and Militia and Self-Defense Forces:
Article 28. Command of the People's Army, People's Public Security, and Militia and Self-Defense Forces
- The People's Army, People's Public Security, and Militia and Self-Defense Forces have command systems organized according to the law.
2. The Minister of National Defense is the highest commander in the People's Army and the Militia and Self-Defense Forces.
- The Minister of Public Security is the highest commander in the People's Public Security.
According to the above regulation, the highest commander in the People's Army is the Minister of National Defense.
