1946.
The Vietminh victory caused the French to withdraw from Vietnam.
No, there was no reason to do so. Britain helped French troops in 1945 just after the end of WW2.
Dien Bien Phu.
Dien Bien Phu
March 1954-the French surrender at Dien Bien Phu.
The French Indochina
Ho Chi Minh formed the Vietminh in 1941 to fight the Japanese during WW2; after Japan was defeated by the allies, and WW2 ended in 1945, they went after the French in 1946.
No , the US assisted the French .
They gave up their Vietnamese Colony and returned to Europe.
They adapted their tactics to the situation, using ambush against French supply convoys on the roads. At the Battle of Dienbienphu their tactics were sustained artillery barrage followed by mass infantry attack to wear down the French; sacrificing Vietminh soldiers in order to gain ground, as they had more soldiers to sacrifice. Similar tactics were used earlier by the Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans.
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