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The arrival of the 316th Viet Minh Division prompted Cogny to order the evacuation of the Lai Chau garrison to Điện Biên Phủ, exactly as Giáp had anticipated. En route, they were virtually annihilated by the Viet Minh. "Of the 2,100 men who left Lai Chau on 9 December, only 185 made it to Điện Biên Phủ on 22 December.
12 January. Emperor and Chief of State Bảo Đại appointed Bửu Lộc as Prime Minister of Vietnam.. 29 January. United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced that 26 B-26 bombers and 200 U.S. Air Force mechanics would be provided the French to aid them in their war against the Viet Minh.
The involvement of the US and China reached its climax at Điện Biên Phủ. [42] [43] This combination proved fatal for the French bases, culminating in a decisive French defeat at the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. [44] An estimated 400,000 to 842,707 soldiers died during the war [22] [17] as well as between 125,000 and 400,000 civilians.
Tô Vĩnh Diện (1924–1 February 1954) was a soldier in the Việt Minh during the First Indochina War against France in Vietnam.Dien was proclaimed a national hero by the Việt Minh after his death in the period leading up to the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
"Sư đoàn 316 – Tập 1: 1951–1954". Nhà xuất bản Quân đội Nhân dân, 1981 ("The 316th division – Volume 1 (1951–1954)". People's Army Publishing House, Hanoi, 1981) "Pháo binh nhân dân Việt Nam: Những chặng đường chiến đấu". Nhà xuất bản Quân đội Nhân dân, 1982
On Bastille Day, July 14, the task force took to the road, and two days later at dusk, the various units had reached Ea H'leo. [6] The French having learned some of the lessons from Mang Yang Pass had prepared themselves in case of another ambush - the artillery were pushed up to support the front units, while infantry units and vehicles established temporary defensive positions.
In early 1954, Bảo Đại offered Diệm the position of Prime Minister in the new government in Vietnam. In May 1954, the French surrendered at Điện Biên Phủ and the Geneva Conference began in April 1954. On 16 June 1954, Diệm met with Bảo Đại in France and agreed to be the Prime Minister if Bảo Đại would give him military ...
August 1 - The First Indochina War ends with the Vietnam People's Army in North Vietnam, the Vietnamese National Army in South Vietnam, the Kingdom of Cambodia in Cambodia, and the Kingdom of Laos in Laos, emerging victorious against the French Army.