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13 March 1954 · Asia

Battle of Dien Bien Phu

From March to May 1954, the Viet Minh under Võ Nguyên Giáp enclosed a French garrison in the valley of Dien Bien Phu. The siege is the closing campaign of the First Indochina War.

Commanders

Date
13 March 1954
Place
Điện Biên Phủ · Vietnam
Region
Asia

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