Ho Chi-Minh7 May 1954
The Viet Minh overwhelm the French garrison of Dien Bien Phu
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The Viet Minh overwhelm the French garrison of Dien Bien Phu
The French establish a garison in order to tempt the Viet Minh into battle
Defeats the French & Japanese
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