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 of Dien Bien Phu is remembered for the significance the defeat the Viet Minh had over French forces and the political and military ramifications the defeat /victory had for both sides as well as the effect it had upon future actions there in the Vietnamese arena of war and politics .
The battle of Dien Bien Phu is remembered for the significance the defeat the Viet Minh had over French forces and the political and military ramifications the defeat /victory had for both sides as well as the effect it had upon future actions there in the Vietnamese arena of war and politics .
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
The Americans wanted to stop communism from spreading. Also the defeat of France at Dien Bin Phu played a major part in the entry of the US.
Dien Bein Phu
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 war by the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu. they lost many soldiers but not as much as the Viet Minh's Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu The french were defeated in war by the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu. they lost many soldiers but not as much as the Viet Minh's Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu
Yes , at least that is how historians look at the war in Indochina .
Separate war from the American Vietnam War.
March 13 - May 7, 1954
Last battle, last French defeat, ended the war.
The battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought March 13th 1954 all the way until May 7th 1954 and it was the decisive engagement of the first Indochina War which went from 1946 to 1954.
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).
No, he was taken prisoner during the US involvement in the Vietnam war prisoner of war between 1967 and 1973. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu took place in 1954 between the French and Viet Minh.
The battle of Dien Bien Phu led to the direct involvement of the US in Vietnam in the hopes of curbing communist expansionist policies .
The battle of Dien Bien Phu is remembered for the significance the defeat the Viet Minh had over French forces and the political and military ramifications the defeat /victory had for both sides as well as the effect it had upon future actions there in the Vietnamese arena of war and politics .