Dien Bien Phu The Great Victory Viva General Giap
The following year, the important Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought between the Việt Minh (led by Vo Nguyen Giap), and the United Statesbacked French Union (led by General Navarre, successor to General Raoul Salan). The siege of the French garrison lasted fiftyseven days, from 5:30PM on March 13 to 5:30PM on May 7, 1954. The southern outpost or fire base of the camp, Isabelle, did not follow the ceasefire order and fought until the next day at 01:00AM; a few hours before the longscheduled Geneva Meetin
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