The Standing Committee of the Party Central Committee deciding to launch the Bien Gioi (Border) Campaign, June 1950

President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap discussing the combat plan for the Border Campaign, 1950.

The Party Executive Committee for the Border Campaign. From left to right, front row: Member of the Central Military Commission Bui Quang Tao, Head of the Technical and Logistics Department Tran Dang Ninh, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Deputy Head of the Political Department Le Liem.
Back row: Major General Hoang Van Thai, General Chief-in-Staff of the Vietnamese People’s Army.

On the way to the Border Campaign (1950) General Vo Nguyen Giap visiting President Ho Chi Minh

On the way to the Border Campaign, General Vo Nguyen Giap greeting soldiers marching to the battle front.

President Ho Chi Minh General Vo Nguyen Giap, Regiment Commander Thai Dung and Battalion Commander Dung Ma discussing battle plan for the Border Campaign, 1950.

President Ho Chi Minh, General Vo Nguyen Giap and the Chinese military consultant delegation led by General Chen Geng in the Bien Gioi (Border) Campaign, 1950.

General Vo Nguyen Giap speaking to French prisoners of war (mostly Algerians) after the Border Campaign, 1950.

President Ho Chi Minh, Deputy Premier Pham Van Dong and General Vo Nguyen Giap in the Viet Bac resistance base after the Government Council’s meeting to review the Border Campaign, 1950.

General Vo Nguyen Giap summarizing the Border Campaign, 1950.

The Party second National Congress in the Viet Bac resistance base, 1951 - a particularly historic meeting to devise policies to bring the National Resistance against the French and Americans to victory.

General Vo Nguyen Giap examining the battle plan for the Tran Hung Dao campaign, late 1950, early 1951.

General Vo Nguyen Giap and Head of the Political Department Nguyen Chi Thanh in Tan Trao commune, 1951.

General Vo Nguyen Giap with Major General Chief-of-staff Hoang Van Thai on the way to the Tran Hung Dao campaign

General Vo Nguyen Giap inspecting Da River, preparing for the Hoa Binh campaign, 1952

General Vo Nguyen Giap examining a sand model of the Tay Bac (North West) Campaign, 1952.

General Vo Nguyen Giap attending and awarding medals to guerillas and soldiers having excellent achievements in the guerilla movement, 1952

General Vo Nguyen Giap and Army Hero Nguyen Quoc Tri at the first National Congress of Emulation Fighters and Role Models, 1952

President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap discussing with Laotian Prince Souphanouvong

General Vo Nguyen Giap and Vietnam People’s Army Staff and Laotian Prince Souphanouvong at a conference discussing battle plans for the Thuong Lao (Upper Laos) Campaign, 1953.