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The Independence Palace, also publicly and officially known as the Reunification Convention Hall or simply Reunification Hall, is a historic landmark and government-owned public hall in Ho Chi Minh Ci
View of the palace in 2019
Independence Palace in 1967
President's Office in the Hall
The old war room underneath the palace
The Liberation Army of South Vietnam, also recognized as the Liberation Army and informally referred to by Americans as the Viet Cong, was an irregular and regular military force established as the no
Independence Palace
…president of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). It was also the site of the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 that ended the Vietnam War, when a Liberation Army of South Vietnam tank crashed through its gates. After the reunification of Vietnam, the building continued to serve as a government and presidential office until 1976…
A T-54B MBT being exhibited in LASV colors and identification. It was practically operated by the Northern headquarters PAVN; however, PAVN conducted most military operations in the Southern territories under the LASV name.
A selection of weaponry in NLF service
Uniform and personal arms of an NLF guerrilla
A Liberation Army of South Vietnam (LASV) soldier carrying his AK-47 rifle, standing beneath an NLF flag.