The pack-bikes of war

The historic victory in the battle of Điện Biên Phủ would not have been possible without support from behind the lines. Thousands of tonnes of supplies were transported through hundreds of kilometres of jungle by the pack-bike labourers with Thanh Hóa as the main supplying province in the North.

Golden memories

70 years have passed but veterans from the battle of Điện Biên still remember the famous victory over the French like it was yesterday. They experienced untold hardship at the battle but their success laid the foundations for the freedom we enjoy today.

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