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Coordinates: 21°23′13″N103°0′56″E21.38694°N 103.01556°E. The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was a climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War that took place between 13 March and 7 May 1954. It was fought between the French Union 's colonial Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (French: Bataille de Diên Biên Phu; Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Điện Biên Phủ) was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries.
Feb 13, 2020 · The 1954 siege of Dien Bien Phu is one of the epics of 20th century military history, featuring dramatic assaults, daring sorties, desperate counterattacks, and doomed last stands spread over 56 gruelling days.
LOE 1: Break the Vietminh lines of communication. LOE 2: Disrupt rice growing and harvesting. LOE 3: Interrupt opium trade with Chinese. LOE 4: Gain greater support from local T'ai tribesman (adversary of Vietminh) Navarre requests to attack deep into Laos to disrupt rear basing operations of the Vietminh.
Jun 12, 2006 · On May 7, 1954, the end of the battle for the jungle fortress of Dien Bien Phu marked the end of French military influence in Asia, just as the sieges of Port Arthur, Corregidor and Singapore had, to a certain extent, broken the spell of Russian, American and British hegemony in Asia.
- Bernard B. Fall
Dien Bien Phu, fought in remote north-western Vietnam, was the culminating battle of the First Indochina War between France and the Viet Minh.
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Oct 27, 2009 · The Battle of Dien Bien Phu, fought from March 13 to May 7, 1954, was a decisive Vietnamese military victory that brought an end to French colonial rule in Vietnam.
