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The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam, and alternatively internationally as the French-Indochina War) was fought between France and Việt Minh (Democratic Republic of Vietnam), and their respective allies, from 19 December 1946 until 21 July 1954. [19]
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the First Indochina War (1946–1954). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Pages in category "Battles and operations of the First Indochina War"
Street Without Joy or La Rue Sans Joie was the name given by troops of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps to the stretch of Route 1 from Huế to Quảng Trị during the First Indochina War. [1]
The First Indochina War (called the Indochina War in France and the French War in Vietnam) began after the end of World War II with the War in Vietnam (1945–1946), which acted as the precursor to the First Indochina War. The conflict officially began in 1946 and lasted until the French defeat in 1954.
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Fall, Bernard, Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina. Stackpole Military History, 1961, ISBN 0-8117-3236-3; Summers Jr., Harry G. Historical Atlas of the Vietnam War. 1995 ISBN 0-395-72223-3; Kirk A. Luedeke, Death on the Highway: The Destruction of Groupement Mobile 100. Armor Magazine, January–February 2001, pp. 22–29.
Ultimately however, French superiority in firepower had forced the Viet-Minh to withdraw to the Việt Bắc area which is approximately 80 miles to the north of Hanoi, thus reorganize the government and the People's Army of Vietnam forces for the nine-year First Indochina War. [8] Destruction. The evacuation of the city left it severely ...