A glorious historical milestone of the people of the Capital

At 4:30 p.m. on October 9, 1954, the last French soldiers withdrew across Long Bien bridge, and our army and people completely controlled the city.

On the morning of October 10, the City Military Committee and the Vanguard Army Corps - Division 308 divided into many large wings to march into Hanoi amidst the forest of flags and flowers of 200,000 people joyfully welcoming the victorious army returning after 9 years of long resistance. This is a great historical event, marking the victorious end of the arduous, sacrificial but heroic and glorious resistance war against the French of the people of the Capital in particular and the whole country in general.

Before the expectation of the people of the Capital, on the morning of October 10, 1954, the troops of the 308th Division of the Vanguard Army entered from the city gates to take over the Capital. Photo: VNA documents

Our army's infantry units advanced through Hang Gai Street to take over the capital on the morning of October 10, 1954. Photo: VNA archive

A unit of the Capital Regiment with the "Determined to fight, Determined to win" flag presented by President Ho Chi Minh attended the first flag-raising ceremony on the Capital Liberation Day, which took place at the Flagpole yard (now Doan Mon - Thang Long Imperial Citadel) at 3:00 p.m. on October 10, 1954. Photo: VNA file

People warmly welcomed the mechanized forces of the Vietnam People's Army entering the capital on the morning of October 10, 1954. Photo: Archive - VNA

Troops of the 308th Division (now the 308th Division - Vanguard Army) entered the Bo Ho intersection area (now Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square) on the morning of October 10, 1954 amid the cheers of thousands of people in the capital. Photo: VNA file

Tens of thousands of Hanoians poured into the streets to welcome the victorious army that liberated the capital in the Hoan Kiem Lake area on the morning of October 10, 1954. Photo: VNA archive

Hanoi children and their relatives carry flags to welcome soldiers returning to liberate the capital. Photo: VNA archive

Our soldiers planted the liberation flag on the roof of Long Bien bridge. Photo: Document/VNA

President Ho Chi Minh received the capital's people's representatives, October 16, 1954. Photo: VNA archive

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