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- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu abstract "The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (French: Bataille de Diên Biên Phu; Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Điện Biên Phủ) was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries. It was, from the French view before the event, a set piece battle to draw out the enemy and destroy them with superior French firepower. The battle occurred between March and May 1954 and culminated in a comprehensive French defeat that influenced negotiations over the future of Indochina at Geneva. Military historian Martin Windrow wrote that Dien Bien Phu was "the first time that a non-European colonial independence movement had evolved through all the stages from guerrilla bands to a conventionally organized and equipped army able to defeat a modern Western occupier in pitched battle."As a result of blunders in French decision-making, the French began an operation to insert then support the soldiers at Dien Bien Phu, deep in the hills of northwestern Vietnam. Its purpose was to cut off Viet Minh supply lines into the neighboring Kingdom of Laos, a French ally, and tactically draw the Viet Minh into a major confrontation that would cripple them. The Viet Minh, however, under General Vo Nguyen Giap, surrounded and besieged the French, who knew of the weapons but were unaware of the vast amounts being brought in of the Viet Minh's heavy artillery (including anti-aircraft guns) and their ability to move these weapons through difficult terrain up the rear slopes of the mountains surrounding the French positions, dig tunnels through the mountain, and place the artillery pieces overlooking the French encampment. This positioning of the artillery made it nearly impervious to counter-battery fire.When the Viet Minh opened fire with a massive bombardment from the artillery in March, after several days the French artillery commander, Charles Piroth, committed suicide (with a hand grenade) in shame for being unprepared for and unable to structure any sort of counter-battery fire. The Viet Minh proceeded to occupy the highlands around Dien Bien Phu and bombard the French positions. Tenacious fighting on the ground ensued, reminiscent of the trench warfare of World War I. The French repeatedly repulsed Viet Minh assaults on their positions. Supplies and reinforcements were delivered by air, though as the key French positions were overrun the French perimeter contracted and air resupply on which the French had placed their hopes became impossible, and as the anti-aircraft fire took its toll, fewer and fewer of those supplies reached them. The garrison was overrun after a two-month siege and most French forces surrendered. A few escaped to Laos. The French government resigned and the new Prime Minister, the left of centre Pierre Mendès France, supported French withdrawal from Indochina.The war ended shortly after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords. France agreed to withdraw its forces from all its colonies in French Indochina, while stipulating that Vietnam would be temporarily divided at the 17th parallel, with control of the north given to the Viet Minh as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh, and the south becoming the State of Vietnam nominally under Emperor Bao Dai, preventing Ho Chi Minh from gaining control of the entire country. The refusal of Ngo Dinh Diem to allow elections in 1956, as had been stipulated by the Geneva Conference, would eventually lead to the first phase of the Second Indochina War, better known as the Vietnam War (see War in Vietnam (1959–1963)).".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu causalties "1,571-2,293 dead".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu causalties "1,729 missing".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu causalties "11,721 captured (of which 4,436 wounded)".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu causalties "2 dead (James B. McGovern and Wallace A. Buford) (declassifiedin 2004)".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu causalties "5,195 – 6,650 wounded".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu causalties "8,290 POW dead after battle".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu causalties "American casualties".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu combatant "*France".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu combatant "*State of Vietnam".
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- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu combatant "French Union".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu combatant "LaoHmongpartisans".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu combatant "Undeclared".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu combatant "Viet Minh".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander Christian_de_Castries.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander Hoang_Minh_Thao.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander Hoàng_Văn_Thái.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander Le_Quang_Ba.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander Lê_Trọng_Tấn.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander Pierre_Langlais.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander Vuong_Thua_Vu.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander Võ_Nguyên_Giáp.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu date "1954-05-07".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu isPartOfMilitaryConflict First_Indochina_War.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu place Vietnam.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu place Điện_Biên_Phủ.
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu result "*Signing ofGeneva Conference (1954)".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu result "*Termination of French involvement in Indochina".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu result "Decisive Viet Minh victory".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu strength "14,000;".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu strength "15,000 logistical support personnel".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu strength "20,000 overall".
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- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu strength "49,500 combat personnel".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu strength "64,500 overall".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu strength "As of March 13:".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu territory Vietnamese_Demilitarized_Zone.
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- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu caption "French Union paratroopers dropping from a C-119 transport".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu casualties "11721".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu casualties "1571".
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- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu casualties "American casualties".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu casualties "French estimated: 8,000 dead and 15,000 wounded".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu casualties "Vietnamese figures".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu combatant "French Union * France * State of Vietnam ---- Undeclared".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu combatant "Lao Hmong partisans".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu combatant "Viet Minh".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander "Christian de Castries".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander "Hoang Minh Thao".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander "Hoang Van Thai".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander "Le Quang Ba".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander "Le Trong Tan".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander "Pierre Langlais".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander "Vo Nguyen Giap".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu commander "Vuong Thua Vu".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu conflict "Battle of Dien Bien Phu".
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- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu name "Victory at Dien Bien Phu".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu partof "the First Indochina War".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu place "Vicinity of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu result "Decisive Viet Minh victory *Termination of French involvement in Indochina *Signing of Geneva Conference (1954)".
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- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu strength "14000".
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- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu strength "20000".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu strength "37".
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- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu strength "64500".
- Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu territory "Vietnam is temporarily divided at the 17th Parallel".