Phan Dinh Giot

One of 16 people's military heroes acknowledged for their contributions to the Dien Bien Phu campaign was Phan Dinh Giot. In self-defense following the August Revolution, Phan Dinh Giot took part. Phan Dinh Giot volunteered to enlist in the regular army in 1950. Phan Dinh Giot has taken part in a number of significant campaigns, including Dien Bien Phu, Hoa Binh, Northwest, and Trung Du.

The unit received a directive to take part in the Dien Bien Phu campaign in the winter of 1953. He persevered and assisted his teammates in crossing the finish line despite the over 500-person marching force having to negotiate numerous difficult passes and carrying heavy equipment.

His battalion started firing in the afternoon of March 13, 1954 to wipe out the opposition in Him Lam. He lost a lot of blood during this attack and was hurt in the shoulder and thigh. The French soldiers' gun point in blockhouse No. 3 suddenly started firing heavily. Phan Dinh Giot crawled to blockhouse No. 3 with the intention of lighting this blockhouse immediately because the Vietnamese assault force was stymied. In spite of being hurt and bleeding, Phan Dinh Giot summoned all his power to raise the submachine gun and fire it into the gaping wound while yelling, "Determined to sacrifice... for the Party... for the people."

He then extended his body to increase speed before launching his entire young chest into the enemy's shell hole. The sound of shooting abruptly stopped, but soldier Phan Dinh Giot perished because enemy explosives completely destroyed his body. The French were unable to fire through the hole left by Phan Dinh Giot, so the Vietnamese seized the chance to storm and destroy Him Lam's bastion on March 13, 1954, winning the first fight of the Dien Bien Phu campaign.