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  2. First Indochina War - Wikipedia

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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. [21]

  3. Indochina Wars - Wikipedia

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    The Third Indochina War was a period of prolonged conflict following the Second Indochina War. The conflict began in 1975 and lasted until the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements on 23 October 1991, in which several wars were fought: The Cambodian–Vietnamese War began when Vietnam invaded Cambodia and deposed the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. The war ...

  4. Battle of Dien Bien Phu - Wikipedia

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    Dien Bien Phu was a serious defeat for the French and was the decisive battle of the Indochina war. [ 96 ] [ 97 ] [ 98 ] The garrison constituted roughly one-tenth of the total French Union manpower in Indochina, [ 99 ] and the defeat seriously weakened the position and prestige of the French; it produced psychological repercussions both in the ...

  5. Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) - Wikipedia

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    Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War: The Last Maoist War. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0203088968. Archived from the original on 2023-03-13; Path, Kosal. "China's Economic Sanctions against Vietnam, 1975–1978." China Quarterly 212 (2012): 1040-1058 online Archived 2020-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Path, Kosal.

  6. South Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    The French Indochina War began on 19 December 1946, the French defeated the Việt Minh in Hanoi on 18 February 1947. The Viet Minh government had to withdraw to the North. The communists used a scorched earth policy, causing enormous damage to facilities and structures. [115]

  7. Viet Minh - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, Japan occupied French Indochina. As well as fighting the French in the battles of Khai Phat and Na Ngan , the Việt Minh started a campaign against the Japanese. For instance, a raid at Tam Dao internment camp in Tonkin on 19 July 1945 saw 500 Viet Minh kill fifty Japanese soldiers and officials, freeing French civilian ...

  8. 1947–1950 in French Indochina - Wikipedia

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    The Korean War began, reinforcing the U.S. view that a monolithic communism directed by the Soviet Union was on the offensive in Asia and threatening to overthrow governments friendly to the United States and its allies. 30 June. The first American military aid to French forces in Vietnam arrived in Saigon in 8 C-47 transport airplanes.

  9. Category : Battles and operations of the First Indochina War

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    This category contains historical battles fought as part of the First Indochina War (1946–1954). Please see the category guidelines for more information.