Exhibition of General Giap’s documents and photographs

On display are photographs on General Giap’s life and career through different periods of history.

Apart from photographs of himself as a great military commander, a cultural activist and a talented historian, viewers can see the simplicity, closeness and modesty of a teacher that was closely associated with soldiers and people.  

PM Phan Van Khai congratulating General Giap on his 90th birthday (August 25, 2000)

Among the war-related documents are a decree to rank Vo Nguyen Giap as general and his secret telegram to the Liberation Army heading towards Saigon.

There are also many books on General Giap, including “General Vo Nguyen Giap-a complete collection of theses”, “101 moments with General Vo Nguyen Giap”, “Vo Nguyen Giap-a century, two long wars”, and “The historic journey-Vo Nguyen Giap”.

The exhibition will last through to October 18.

General Vo Nguyen Giap was promoted to the rank of general by President Ho Chi Minh under Decree 110/SL dated January 20, 1948 when he was 37 years old

General Vo Nguyen Giap (left) and his comrades in Truong Son Mountain Range

Secret telegram No. 1574 sent at 9.30am on April 7, 1975 by General Giap under the dear name of “Van” to the Liberation Army

General Giap (first on the right) inspecting the Dien Bien Phu battle ground

General Giap posing for a photograph with the visiting Lao military delegation in front of his house, 30 Hoang Dieu Street in Hanoi

General Giap (left) wishing good health to music composer Van Cao

General Giap and his wife-Prof. Dang Bich Ha in 1996

General Giap and comrade Le Gian

General Giap with his most favourite flower in his garden