The Vietminh, or Vietnamese nationalists, fought against the Japanese troops which occupied Vietnam during World War II. Vo Nguyen Giap led the Vietminh troops.
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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 battle in 1954 were French forces were defeated .
French forces at Dien Bien Phu fell to the communist Viet Minh May 7th 1954 .
The French surrendered to the Viet Minh May 7 , 1954 .
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Dien Bien Phu.
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March 1954-the French surrender at Dien Bien Phu.
Battle for Dien Bien Phu - 1979 was released on: USA: 1979
At the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. That was the last battle (and the last straw for France). NVA General Giap was the Communist commander who defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu; and was the same NVA commander who surrounded the US Marines at Khe Sanh in 1968. That's what concerned President Johnson, when he stated, (in his Texas drawl) "...I'll not have any darn Den Ben Foo's!"
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.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in North Vietnam in 1954.
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.
Dien Bien Phu is a place in Northwestern Vietnam .
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