VICTORY MONUMENT

Located at the top of hill D1, the 12.6 m bronze statue represents three combatants standing on General de Castries' CP, one carrying his rifle, the second a child and the third a flag. It was unveiled in 2004 on the 50th anniversary of the victory. It is reached thanks to a marble staircase of 320 steps divided into 3 terraces symbolizing the 3 great offensives of the Vietnamese army during the battle of Diên Biên Phu. On the sides are implanted 56 blue granite markers for the 56 days and nights of combat.