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A map of communist controlled and disputed areas in French Indochina in 1950 14 January. A U.S. Department of Defense Committee recommended that the U.S. expend $15 million on military aid to combat communism in Vietnam.
A map of dissident activities in Indochina in 1950. Throughout 1948 and 1949, the Việt Minh engaged in ambushes and sabotage of French convoys and infrastructure. Meanwhile, the French government was still looking for a political solution and major military operations stalled for a lack of manpower.
Map of French Indochina, excluding Guangzhouwan. Status: Federation of French colonies (1887–1949) ... However, 1950 was the turning point of the war.
Panic spread in French-controlled Hanoi and there was talk of an evacuation. Ultimately, however, General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny replaced Carpentier as commander in chief of French Indochina in late 1950 and restored French morale. When the Border Campaign ended, the Việt Minh controlled a large part of the Vietnam-China border.
Japan entered Indochina on September 22, 1940. An agreement was signed, and promptly violated, in which Japan promised to station no more than 6,000 troops in Indochina, and never have more than 25,000 transiting the colony. Rights were given for three airfields, with all other Japanese forces forbidden to enter Indochina without Vichy consent.
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 ...
Pages in category "1950s in French Indochina" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was a climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War that took place between 13 March and 7 May 1954. It was fought between the French Union (the French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Vietnamese National Army) and communist Viet Minh.