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During the Cold War, the Indochina wars (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Đông Dương) were a series of wars which were waged in Indochina from 1946 to 1991, by communist forces (mainly ones led by Vietnamese communists) against the opponents (mainly the Vietnamese capitalists, Trotskyists, the State of Vietnam, the Republic of Vietnam, the French, American, Laotian royalist, Cambodian and Chinese ...
Beginning of the First Indochina War. First Indochina War (1946–1954) Resistance war against France Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Việt Minh; Lao Issara (1946–1949) Pathet Lao (since 1949) Khmer Issarak. United Issarak Front (since 1950) Supported by: China Soviet Union East Germany (since 1950) France French Indochina. Kingdom of ...
Named after the date 07-05-54 (7 May 1954) which marks the end of the decisive Battle of Dien Bien Phu, it commemorates the First Indochina War from the Vietnamese point of view. The 2017 film by Olivier Lorelle, Ciel Rouge, starring Cyril Descours and Audrey Giacomini, is set during the early part of the First Indochina War. [228]
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Indochina wars (1946–1991). Please see the category guidelines for more information.
Dien Bien Phu was a serious defeat for the French and was the decisive battle of the Indochina war. [ 95 ] [ 96 ] [ 97 ] The garrison constituted roughly one-tenth of the total French Union manpower in Indochina, [ 98 ] and the defeat seriously weakened the position and prestige of the French; it produced psychological repercussions both in the ...
On 19 June, Japan took advantage of the defeat of France and the impending armistice to present the Governor-General of Indochina, Georges Catroux, with a request, in fact an ultimatum, demanding the closure of all supply routes to China and the admission of a 40-man Japanese inspection team under General Issaku Nishihara. The Americans became ...
The Sino–Indian War, also known as the China–India War or the Indo–China War, was an armed conflict between China and India that took place from October to November 1962. It was a military escalation of the Sino–Indian border dispute .
First Indochina War; Vietnam War; Third Indochina War; 0–9. War in Vietnam (1954–1959) B. B-52 Victory Museum, Hanoi; Battle of the Paracel Islands; C.