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Doc Mieu military base is located on the east side of National Highway 1A, in Gio Phong-Gio Linh commune, about 7 km south of Hien Luong Bridge. Doc Mieu is a basalt hill located in a zigzag three-slope terrain area. As early as 1947, in order to terminate National Highway 1A, the French colonialists set up a military post here called Ba Doc. The place is so favorable, it is the American’s turn, when setting up the military base to occupy the peak here, each “arrogant” declared: “This is an impregnable fortress”.
Where is the base of Con Tien – Doc Mieu in Quang Tri?
Con Tien – Doc Mieu Quang Tri base is located east of National Highway 1A, Gio Phong town, Gio Linh, about 7 km south of Hien Luong Bridge. Doc Mieu base is a red basalt hill located on topography with three overlapping slopes. In 1947, Doc Mieu base was once the sentence of the French colonialist to set up a military post, so this place is also called Ba Doc post.
How to move to Con Tien Base – Doc Mieu Quang Tri
Con Tien – Doc Mieu base is located in Gio Linh, so to visit this place you need to move to Quang Tri, then take a bus to Gio Linh. From Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Gio Linh fastest you can go by plane to Dong Hoi airport (Quang Binh) or Phu Bai airport (Hue). Or you can also take a bus to Quang Tri to Hoa Hong, Quang Tuu, Quang Luyen garage if departing from Hanoi and Tien Dat Thanh, Tien Thanh, Duc Trang when traveling from Saigon.
Traveling to Quang Tri if you do not know how to go, you can go to Dong Ha city and move to Gio Linh. From Dong Ha to Gio Linh about 16km and Gio Linh to Doc Mieu base about 3.5km, you can go by motorbike taxi, taxi or rent a motorbike to actively travel.
Visiting relics of Con Tien – Doc Mieu Quang Tri
What is the base of Con Tien – Doc Mieu Quang Tri? Visiting this famous historical site, visitors will learn about our nation’s war against America. Specifically, to prevent all sources of aid from the North to the battlefield of the South, the American colonists built an electronic barrier system, called Mc Namara.
This place consists of 12 layers of barbed wire stacked with a height of 3m, above the fence with automatic smoothing and below the fence is a minefield hundreds of meters wide. In addition, the US troops also built a tropical tree system to detect the intrusion at the line of the line.
At the base points, there are headlights capable of controlling all intrusions at night. With electronic magic eye system to control all activities of soldiers, commandos against the guerrilla army.
The base area Con Tien – Doc Mieu Quang Tri is also an important base for the Mc Namara line. Here, the enemy had built a dome-shaped tunnel system fixed with concrete and the artillery battlefield under the ground. The area around the base is a barbed wire fence that has the ability to announce someone breaking in.
Although built extremely modern, but the imperial electronic fence was attacked and completely destroyed by our army. The entire guerrilla force of our army attacked and controlled the enemy from operating by squeezing and sniping. After three days of attack, the entire enemy had to flee the base of Con Tien – Doc Mieu .
Places to visit near the base of Con Tien – Doc Mieu
Visiting the base of Con Tien – Doc Mieu Quang Tri usually takes you only morning or half of the morning. So, if you have time, you can combine to visit other famous Quang Tri tourist destinations such as:
Quang Tri ancient citadel : This is the place to keep the historical achievements of Quang Tri fire land. Quang Tri ancient citadel used to be the place where the French colonialists invaded and turned this place into a revolutionary base of great historical significance. If you have the opportunity to travel to Quang Tri, once you visit Quang Tri ancient citadel to learn about great historical values, visit and take pictures as souvenirs here.
La Vang Sanctuary : Is the Holy Mother center of the Catholic Church in our country. La Vang Holy Land is now a place of Catholic activity that attracts people and visitors on important holidays. Coming to the holy place of La Vang, visitors will learn the tale of Our Lady.
Hien Luong Bridge and Ben Hai River : Ben Hai River originates from Cua Tung beach and Truong Son mountain range is famous in Quang Tri. Hien Luong Bridge divided the Ben Hai river into two parts, once a historic site of great significance in the war against French colonialism.
Truong Son Martyrs Cemetery : A famous historical relic in Quang Tri , which used to be a place to witness the fierce struggle of the US army. Truong Son martyrs’ cemetery has a total area of 106 hectares, is the burial place of heroic martyrs who bravely sacrificed in the battle to protect the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Con Tien Base – Doc Mieu Quang Tri is an attractive destination that you should not miss to learn about a famous historical relic. Currently, Con Tien base becomes a monument of victory, as a testament to the indomitable and heroic combat of our people and people in the war against the US.
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