The Viet Minh held the high ground .
The Battle of Dien Bein Phu shaped the war, by ending it.
Dien Bein Phu
The siege of Khe Sanh .
The battle in 1954 were French forces were defeated .
Battle for Dien Bien Phu - 1979 was released on: USA: 1979
Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu
1954
The battle for Dien Bien Phu (13 March - 7 May 1954) lasted 1 month, 3 weeks and 3 days .
The Vietnamese defeated the French
France .
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought from March 13 to May 7, 1954, and was the decisive engagement of the First Indochina War (1946-1954), the precursor to the Vietnam War.