Iconic photo "The tank entering the Independence Palace at noon on April 30, 1975"

At 11:30 AM on April 30, 1975, Liberation Army tanks crash through the iron gates and seize the Saigon regime’s Presidential Palace, the enemy’s last stronghold, bringing an end to the nation's 30-year resistance against foreign invaders. VNA Photo: Trần Mai Hưởng

29/04/2025 11:14 GMT+

Half a century has passed, but the Ho Chi Minh Campaign - the pinnacle of victory in the Vietnamese revolutionary war - is still fresh in the memory of every Vietnamese person. The historic moments of the campaign were respectfully recorded by a generation of Vietnam News Agency’s reporters in thousands of photos. The photo "Liberation Army tank entering the Independence Palace at noon on April 30, 1975" is one of the moments, taken by journalist Tran Mai Huong (former General Director of Vietnam News Agency) when he and the first group of Vietnamese journalists were present at the Independence Palace at the historic moment of April 30, 1975. The photo has been widely used and has become a symbol of the Great Spring Victory, of the Day of National Reunification. VNA Photo: Trần Mai Hưởng