Tradition of winning the first battle, once in battle, win
This morning (December 14), in Hanoi, the Ministry of National Defense, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Public Security and Cao Bang province organized a national scientific conference "Vietnam People's Army - Heroic tradition, glorious career, core force in building a strong national defense".
This is an activity to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2024) and the 35th anniversary of National Defense Day (December 22, 1989 - December 22, 2024).
Speaking at the opening of the workshop, General Phan Van Giang - Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense - stated: 80 years ago, on December 22, 1944, in the forest between Hoang Hoa Tham and Tran Hung Dao communes in Nguyen Binh district, Cao Bang province (now Tam Kim commune, Nguyen Binh district, Cao Bang province), the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army - the first main force of the Vietnam People's Army was established under the direction of President Ho Chi Minh.
Comrade Vo Nguyen Giap was authorized by the Party Central Committee and President Ho Chi Minh to organize, lead, command, and announce the establishment of the Team. At the founding ceremony, the Team had 34 officers and soldiers, organized into 3 squads, with Comrade Hoang Sam as Team Leader, Comrade Xich Thang as Political Commissar, and led by the Party cell.
Just a few days after its establishment, the Team won two battles, Phai Khat (December 25, 1944) and Na Ngan (December 26, 1944), creating the tradition of winning the first battle and winning the first battle of the Vietnam People's Army.
Building a "revolutionary, disciplined, elite, and gradually modern" army
General Phan Van Giang affirmed that under the leadership, direction, education and training of our Party, headed by President Ho Chi Minh, and the care and support of the people, over the past 80 years, our Army has continuously grown and matured, maintained and promoted the nature and tradition of Uncle Ho's Army, performed well its functions as a fighting army, a working army and a production labor army, and excellently completed all tasks assigned by the Party, State and people.
With a strong will, courage, strategy and creativity, our Army has achieved glorious feats of arms, together with the entire Party and people, defeated all invaders, reactionaries, lackeys and hostile forces, successfully carried out the noble international mission, brought "our people out of slavery, regained independence", completed the revolutionary cause of national liberation, reunified the country, and led the whole country to socialism under the glorious flag of the Party.
General Phan Van Giang emphasized that the scientific conference has great significance in continuing to conduct more comprehensive, in-depth, and complete research on the strategic vision and correct leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh for the Vietnam People's Army and the military and national defense cause; on the process of building, growing, fighting and winning, the heroic tradition, and the glorious career of our Army and people.
On that basis, draw on historical experiences and lessons to apply and promote in building a "revolutionary, disciplined, elite, gradually modern" Army, "refined - compact - strong", building an all-people national defense, an all-people national defense posture associated with a solid people's security posture, meeting the requirements of building and protecting the Fatherland in the current revolutionary period.
