On the morning of October 10, 1954, all of Hanoi bustled amid a sea of flags, flowers, welcome arches, banners, and slogans. Tens of thousands of residents poured into the streets, filled with excitement on this great day of celebration, to welcome the victorious troops home…

On the morning of October 9, 1954, the Vietnam People’s Army advanced along multiple routes from the outskirts to take over Hanoi. Pictured: As French troops withdrew, the Capital Regiment advanced from the Cau Giay gate to take over each area they vacated. (Photo: VNA archives)

French troops began withdrawing from Hanoi on the morning of October 9. As they withdrew, Vietnamese troops advanced to take over each area they vacated. At exactly 4:30 p.m. on October 9, 1954, the last French soldier crossed Long Bien Bridge, leaving Vietnamese troops in complete control of the city. Pictured: The last French soldiers cross Long Bien Bridge on their way to Hai Phong on the afternoon of October 9, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

A Vietnamese military unit crosses Long Bien Bridge to take over Hanoi in the presence of a delegation from the International Commission for the Implementation of the Geneva Accords and international observers on the afternoon of October 9, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

Vietnamese troops march proudly across Long Bien Bridge to take over Hanoi as French troops withdraw from the city across the bridge in the opposite direction on the afternoon of October 9, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

The southern column, comprising troops from the 88th and 36th Regiments of the 308th Division, advances along Bach Mai Street, Hue Street, and other streets to take over the capital on the morning of October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

Motorized units of the 308th Division advance to take over the capital on the morning of October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

Infantry units of the 308th Division advance along Hang Gai Street into the capital on the morning of October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

Motorized units of the 308th Division enter the capital along Kim Ma Street on the morning of October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

The infantry column of the Capital Regiment, 308th Division, enters the Cua Nam area on the morning of October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

Female military medical personnel wave to residents on the day they return to liberate the capital. (Photo: VNA archives)

Units of the 308th Division enter the Bo Ho five-way intersection (now Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square) on the morning of October 10, 1954, amid cheers from tens of thousands of the capital’s residents. (Photo: VNA archives)

Infantry soldiers of the Capital Regiment, 308th Division, on the streets of the capital on the morning of October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

The beaming faces of soldiers of the 308th Division returning to take over the capital on the morning of October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

Tran Duy Hung, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi Military Administrative Committee, returns from Viet Bac to take over the capital. (Photo: VNA archives)

A convoy carrying soldiers of the 308th Division advances along Hang Dao Street on the morning of October 10, 1954, amid a jubilant welcome from tens of thousands of residents. (Photo: VNA archives)

Tens of thousands of Hanoi residents pour into the streets to welcome the victorious troops returning to liberate the capital. (Photo: VNA archives)

Major General Vuong Thua Vu, Commander of the 308th Division and Chairman of the City Military Administrative Committee, receives congratulatory flowers from female students of Trung Vuong School beside Hoan Kiem Lake on the day of the capital’s liberation. (Photo: VNA archives)

Residents joyfully look toward the national flag flying atop the Hanoi Flag Tower on the day of the capital’s liberation, October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

Major General Vuong Thua Vu (right), Commander of the 308th Division and Chairman of the City Military Administrative Committee, and Dr. Tran Duy Hung (left), Vice Chairman of the Military Administrative Committee, join units of the 308th Division taking over Hanoi in conducting the first flag-saluting ceremony on the capital’s Liberation Day. The ceremony takes place in the Flag Tower courtyard (now Doan Mon, Thang Long Imperial Citadel) at 3:00 p.m. on October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

A unit of the Capital Regiment, carrying the flag bearing the words “Determined to Fight, Determined to Win” presented by President Ho Chi Minh, attends the first flag-saluting ceremony on the capital’s Liberation Day, held in the Flag Tower courtyard (now Doan Mon, Thang Long Imperial Citadel) at 3:00 p.m. on October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

Major General Vuong Thua Vu, Commander of the 308th Division and Chairman of the City Military Administrative Committee, reads President Ho Chi Minh’s appeal to the people of the capital at the first flag-saluting ceremony on Hanoi’s Liberation Day, held in the Flag Tower courtyard (now Doan Mon, Thang Long Imperial Citadel) at 3:00 p.m. on October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

Units of the 308th Division taking over Hanoi conduct the first flag-saluting ceremony on the capital’s Liberation Day, held in the Flag Tower courtyard (now Doan Mon, Thang Long Imperial Citadel) at 3:00 p.m. on October 10, 1954. (Photo: VNA archives)

Source: VNA

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