Historic Site High Score 601

icon-locationQL14E, Đắk La, Đăk Hà, Kon Tum, Việt Nam
Historical site High point 601 is located in Dak La commune, Dak Ha district, about 17km north of Kon Tum in the direction of National Highway 14. This is a very important strategic military location, if any party. capturing the high point of 601 is controlling most of Kon Tum town as well as the entire Dak To - Tan Canh area and completely mastering the strategic road National Highway 14 in the northern part of the Central Highlands. Because of this, there have been many fierce battles, so in the past, this area was also known as "Skull slope".

At the central location of the monument, this is a planned area of nearly 30,000 m2. Including the enemy's command bunker, our command bunker, trenches, dozens of bomb craters and many other vestiges... Especially, at the top of Doc Dau, there is a shrine to "Dong Sinh Lac Quoc". and 4 stone tombs. Previously, High Point 601 was the military term that our troops called the enemy's military base on K'Rang Loong Pha hill. This is a very important stronghold in controlling most of Kon Tum town as well as the entire Dak To - Tan Canh area, so the enemy forces by all means entrenched to hold this fortress. In the two days of April 10 and 11, l972, with the spirit of determination to fight, to win, we won a great victory at High Point 601. Our troops completely annihilated 2 enemy armored squadrons, a convoy of trucks, and destroyed them. 28 vehicles (including 14 tanks, M113 armored vehicles and 14 transport trucks), destroyed 72 tons of military equipment and supplies, destroyed a security platoon, heavily damaged 2 parachute companies, and destroyed 23rd Airborne Brigade headquarters, mortar field, killed hundreds of enemies, shot down 2 planes, destroyed 2 106.7mm mortars, collected more than 15 guns of all kinds and our troops completely cut off the road. 14 of the enemy.

Since the date of signing the Paris Agreement in 1973, in the area of High Point 601, Doc K'Rang Loong Pha and the entire area of Dak La, Ha Mon has been a fiercely contested area between our army and the enemy to win every inch of land. Thanks to the fact that our army completely controlled the 601 high point, maintaining the liberated area of Dak To - Tan Canh and controlling the area around the town, created the premise for the complete liberation of Kon Tum province on 16/05. March 1975.

Address: QL14E, Dak La, Dak Ha, Kon Tum, Vietnam.

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