On February ninth day (Jiawu years), March 13, 1954, Vietnamese troops and the French army at Dien Bien Phu Armageddon. smaller and smaller the French army



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1954, the newspaper with the French army at Dien Bien Phu Armageddon. (History cn)
Dien anti-French war in Vietnam from 1946 to 1954, was a key battle. Dien Bien Phu is a military site control more northwest and northern Laos. November 20, 1953, more than 5,000 people in three French army paratroopers brigade under the command of General Navarre sudden attack captured Dien Bien Phu, and then to send more troops to about 20,000. French army attempt with ground fire and air superiority, to lure the the newspaper main to Dien Bien Phu and be annihilated. In mid-January 1954, the newspaper four infantry divisions, a working gun division, about 35,000 people formed a French army surrounded trend. On March 13, the newspaper launched a fierce attack on the French troops stationed in the Dien Bien Phu. On May 7, the French garrison commander the Castries Brigadier organization last counterattack without success. After 55 days and nights of fierce fighting, the newspaper that the complete liberation of the Dien Bien Phu. The battle of annihilate the French army of more than 16,000 people, shot down wrecked aircraft 62. The victory in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the fall of the last bastion of the French army in the north of Vietnam, shattered the military in Vietnam French army commander-in-chief Navarre plan, all of the liberation of the Vietnamese northern half of the Homeland. The most tragic scene
fierce fighting took place in early May, when the French army was forced to abandon Gheit and Crowe Dina stronghold positions inch by inch. Both sides ferocious hand-to-hand combat, sounds like a return to barbarism. Vietnamese soldiers fell, the fanatical feelings and another soldier with lost their lives in the rush to the French army's defensive ring less and less. The battle of the last two days is mainly concentrated on the in Eliana stronghold main strong point. The morning of May 7, a group of Vietnamese soldiers attack up, finally collapsed last stronghold. Dien Bien Phu the French army defense line began to crumble in the afternoon, only a few isolated positions during sporadic fighting.
There is no doubt that, Vietnam has made the battle of Dien Bien Phu siege victory, because the Vietnamese commander Vo Nguyen Giap command wisely. Indeed, Giap has a strength of many composition consisting essentially of a single nation, willing army of freedom and devotion. However, his passion and spirit, and he quickly changing tactics to inspire his troops showed incredible sustained combat capability and spirit of struggle. Giap paid a very high price for the victory. It is estimated that the Vietminh army casualties during the siege of up to 2.3 million people, of which 8,000 people died. [L $ dj��.c��m]
Dien Bien Phu siege warfare is not the first time the end of the Vietnam War, and later because of the war lasted as long as three months. July 23, including the Vietminh government representatives, including representatives attended the Geneva meeting, agreed to a cease-fire. Therefore, the Vietminh areas north of 16 degrees north latitude Laos, (Lssdjt.com), Cambodia and South Vietnam gained independence. Indochina to enter a period of relative peace and happiness. But soon, peace and happiness again destroyed.
Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap