Dien Bien Phu, which was the site of a two-month siege and the fiercest battle after WWII. Link goes to a wikipedia article about the battle.
March 1954-the French surrender at Dien Bien Phu.
The Vietminh victory caused the French to withdraw from Vietnam.
1946.
Dien Bien Phu.
Dien Bien Phu
The French Indochina
No , the US assisted the French .
Pretend to be French and surrender at first site of conflict
They gave up their Vietnamese Colony and returned to Europe.
dien bien phu
vietminh
The Americans were fighting the Japanese at the time and the vietminh were also fighting for independance hoping to gain the U.S. as a ally after the war . After WW II the Americans were afraid of the communist influence of the vietminh and decided that backing the French rule was a better decision wich could be adapted to a freely elected pro US form of government .