General Do Ba Ty, former Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister; Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong, permanent member of the Central Military Commission and Deputy Defense Minister, attended the event, together with leaders from agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense, localities and numerous generals, heroes of the people’s armed forces, and war veterans.
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Sr. Lt. Gen. Vo Minh Luong addresses the event. |
The Central Highlands Front was tasked with building the Central Highlands into a theater of huge enemy destruction; hindering the regular U.S. - Saigon mobile force, creating conditions for forces in the delta and cities to uprise and at the same time, building a direct rear for the battlefield, being a firm base for the revolution of the South, building and protecting a strategic corridor linking the great Northern rear with the great Southern front-line.
From 1964 to 1975, the Central Highlands Front launched 10 major military operations, including three ones holding special significance, including the Pleime Operation in 1965 annihilating a U.S. battalion, seriously damaging another battalion of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st U.S. Airborne Division; the Northern Central Highlands Operation in 1972; and the Central Highlands Operation in 1975 during which the 2nd Army Corps and 2nd Military Region of Saigon military were destroyed and provinces in the Central Highlands were completely liberated, shaking the Southern Theater, creating a turning point in the war that led to the rapid collapse of the Saigon government.
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An overview of the ceremony |
On March 26, 1975, Army Corps 3 was established, consisting of the majority of the regular units of the Central Highlands Front, and quickly advanced to liberate Saigon (present Ho Chi Minh City). The Central Highlands Front successfully completed its glorious mission.
Addressing the ceremony, Gen. Luong expressed his joy to meet generals and veterans who lived and fought in the formation of the Central Highlands Front - Army Corps 3, making resounding victories, contributing to the historic mission of liberating the South and reunifying the country.
He highly praised the liaison committee’s practical activities over the past time and hoped that war veterans would continue to promote good qualities of Uncle Ho’s soldiers, unyielding spirit of the Central Highlands troops in any circumstances, and make contribute to building beautiful and prosperous homeland and hometown.
Translated by Mai Huong