The siege of Khe Sanh .
Dien Bein Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in North Vietnam in 1954.
The battle of Dien Bien Phu is a representative symbol of freedom from colonial rule and Western influence .
Separate war from the American Vietnam War.
After the BATTLE OF DIEN BIEN PHU, the French considered the First Indochina War to have been a defeat and withdrew from all Indochina (including Vietnam).
Dien Bein Phu
The Battle of Dien Bein Phu shaped the war, by ending it.
The battle in 1954 were French forces were defeated .
The Viet Minh held the high ground .
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.
The French were defeated in the Dien Bien Phu battle in 1954. They were driven out then.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in North Vietnam in 1954.
The battle of Dien Bien Phu is a representative symbol of freedom from colonial rule and Western influence .
It was at the battle of Dien Bien Phu that the colonial power France lost what was to be the last battle of their war against the Viet Minh. After this battle, the colonial powers conspired to divide Vietnam into two parts, North and South. This division, called the Geneva Accords of 1954, eventually led the communists in the north to try to re-unite the two parts of the country into one country. The attempts by the USA to prevent this led to the Vietnam War
Separate war from the American Vietnam War.
After the BATTLE OF DIEN BIEN PHU, the French considered the First Indochina War to have been a defeat and withdrew from all Indochina (including Vietnam).
Dien Bien Phu is a place in Northwestern Vietnam .