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Dien Bien Phu Decision

Name: Dien Bien Phu Decision – Vietnam factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Vietnam · Warfare / First Indochina War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1953Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1953

Vo Nguyen GiapDecember 1953

Viet Bac · Warfare / First Indochina War

Plans major operations against the French base at Dien Bien Phu

Names involved

Vo Nguyen Giap

Provenance

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