Henri Navarre13 March 1954
Launches an assault on the communist stronghold of Dien Bien Phu
France · Warfare / Vietnam War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Launches an assault on the communist stronghold of Dien Bien Phu
The communist assault on Dien Bien Phu begins
The French garrison of Dien Bien Phu falls to the Vietminh
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