The Vietnam Military History Museum, scheduled to open on November 1, contains more than 150,000 artifacts, including rare national treasures, illustrating the country's long history of nation-building and defense.
In addition to four national treasures, the new Vietnam Military History Museum (Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi) houses over 150,000 unique artifacts from the early days of nation-building and defense to the period of reconstruction and safeguarding the country from 1976 to the present.
The Vietnam Military History Museum, located in Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, began construction in 2019. With a modern design and extensive functionality, the museum displays more than 150,000 artifacts, including four national treasures.
It is set to open to the public on November 1. The main building covers a total floor area of 64,640 square meters, stands 35.8 meters tall, and includes four above-ground floors and one basement. The outdoor area is divided into two wings showcasing weaponry and military equipment, such as 85mm artillery, 57mm anti-aircraft guns, PT67 tank number 555, MiG-17 fighter number 2047, and SU22 fighter aircraft.
The museum is divided into six themed exhibition halls:
1. Early Nation-Building and Defense
2. Defense of Independence (939-1858)
3. Anti-Colonial Struggle (1858-1945)
4. Resistance against French Colonialism (1945-1954)
5. Vietnam War (1954-1975)
6. National Reconstruction and Defense (1976-present)
A bronze statue of President Ho Chi Minh with intelligence officers, displayed prominently at the museum. President Ho Chi Minh paid special attention to the defense intelligence forces, often meeting and conversing with officers and soldiers and sending letters on the occasion of their conferences. Photo: Nam KhanhAmong the remarkable exhibits is a wooden clog used by artillerymen of Regiment 45, Division 351, to support the heavy artillery during the march to the Dien Bien Phu battlefield in 1954.Other notable artifacts include MK-81 and MK-82 bombs used by the U.S. in air raids over northern Vietnam. The MK-81 bomb contains 44kg of explosives, equipped with four fins to slow its descent for safety when dropped from low altitudes. The MK-82 bomb, weighing 227kg, carries 87kg of Tritonal explosive, a mixture of 80% TNT and 20% aluminum powder, with tremendous destructive power.Also on display is a bicycle used by the soldiers of Group 559 to transport goods along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.The flag of Z32, a special operations unit, distributed to the people of Saigon on April 30, 1975, to welcome the liberation forces, is another significant exhibit.
A 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun used by Battery 6, Company 16, Regiment 88, Division 308 during the Route 9 – Southern Laos Campaign in 1971 is also displayed.
Among the items related to the Vietnam War is an American pilot's dagger, shot down during the 12-day and night campaign in December 1972.A 7.62mm GALIL ACE 31 submachine gun manufactured by Z111 Factory, under the General Department of National Defense Industry.One of the museum's highlights is the flight suit worn by Lieutenant Colonel Hero Duong Van Thanh, Deputy Commander of Regiment 910, Air Force Officer Training School, Air Defense - Air Force Division, during pilot training flights from March 2002 to April 2005. Other flight suits on display include those worn by Colonel Do Minh Tuan, training pilots for MiG-21s, and Colonel Mai Van Cuong, Deputy Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force Division, for command and training flights from 1997 to 2002.
Additionally, visitors can view the radio used by Lieutenant General Mai Xuan Vinh, Vice Admiral and Commander of the Naval Forces, from 1983 to 2002, and a cluster bomb dropped by the U.S. Air Force on Moc Chau, Son La, in April 1966.
Cluster bomb dropped by the U.S. Air Force on Moc Chau town, Son La, in April 1966.
The hat of Commander of Brigade 232, Nguyen Minh Chau, used during the Ho Chi Minh Campaign in April 1975.A fragment of the Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel No. 2016, damaged by two Chinese Coast Guard ships No. 44101 and 46105, on June 1, 2014.
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