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There are numerous war museums, memorials and monuments in Vietnam, this page presents a partial list of museums and monuments relating to the First Indochina War and the Second Indochina War.

Ben Hai river

A peace and unification monument stands on the north side of the Ben Hai River which formed the eastern end of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.

Bien Hoa

Cu Chi

Danang

The 5th Military Division museum is located at No 1 Duy Tan Street, opening hours are from 07:30 to 11:00 and from 13:30 to 16:00[1]. Items on display include a 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3), A-37 Dragonfly, BLU-82 Daisy Cutter bomb, Cessna O-1 Bird Dog, M8 Greyhound armoured car, M-46 130mm cannon, M48 Patton A3 tank, M101 howitzer, M102 howitzer, M107 Self-Propelled Gun, M113 armoured personnel carrier, M114 155 mm howitzer, M116 howitzer, M-160 160mm mortar, M1939 37mm antiaircraft gun, 2 MiG-21s,SA-2 Guideline SAM, T-34/85 and a Toyota pickup mounting a recoilless rifle used in Cambodia

Dien Bien Phu

Monuments are located on all major sites of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, including:

Hanoi

Hue

The Hue Museum is located on 23 Thang 8 between Doan Thi Diem Street and Dinh Tien Hoang at the southeast corner of the Citadel. Items on display include an M42 Duster, M48 Patton tank, M88 Recovery Vehicle, M113 armoured personnel carrier, Cadillac-Gage V-100 armoured car and M107 Self-Propelled Gun. Inside the museum are various small arms and the PAVN version of the Battle of Huế, the Massacre at Huế is not mentioned.

Khe Sanh

Lang Vei

A PT-76 light amphibious tank sits on a pedestal adjacent to Highway 9 to commemorate the PAVN victory in the Battle of Lang Vei.

Long Tan

A cross in the village serves as a memorial for the Australian and Vietnamese dead in the Battle of Long Tần. This is one of the few memorials to Free World troops in Vietnam as most monuments in South Vietnam were destroyed following the North Vietnamese victory in 1975.

Saigon

Truong Son Cemetary

Truong Son Cemetary or Nghia Trang Truong Son is located on Highway 15 near the village of Ben Tat, northwest of Dong Ha. It contain the graves of PAVN soldiers killed on the DMZ and on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

Vinh Moc

Xuan Loc

References

  1. ^ "5th Military Division Museum".
  2. ^ "Dedication Ceremony". 2002-11-14.
  3. ^ John Rossie (1999–2002). "Plaque Page".((cite news)): CS1 maint: date format (link)