1947
Siege of Viet Bac
The French under General Valluy fail to remove the Viet Minh from the Viet Bac region
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Viet Bac in Vietnam. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The French under General Valluy fail to remove the Viet Minh from the Viet Bac region
Resists French Operation Lea against the Viet Bac base area
Returns as Minister of National Defence for a long 2nd term
Promoted to General and becomes the first full general of the Vietnam People's Army
Becomes a senior party leader during the Second Party Congress period
Plans major operations against the French base at Dien Bien Phu
Provenance
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