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Siege of Dien Bien Phu

Name: Siege of Dien Bien Phu – France factsheet records
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France · Warfare / Vietnam War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records

1953–1954Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1953

Henri Navarre1953

Dien Bien Phu · Warfare / Vietnam War, 1st

Establishes a garrison in Dien Bien Phu to bring out the forces of General Giap

1954

Henri Navarre7 April 1954

Dien Bien Phu · Warfare / Vietnam War, 1st

Dien Bien Phu falls & marks the end of French rule in Indochina

Joseph Laniel7 May 1954

Dien Bien Phu · Warfare / Vietnam War, 1st

Dien Bien Phu falls & marks the end of French rule in Indochina

Names involved

Henri NavarreJoseph Laniel

Provenance

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