Điện Biên Phủ (Vietnamese: [ɗîənˀ ɓīən fû] , chữ Hán: 奠邊府) is a city in the northwestern region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Điện Biên Province. The...

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...

Diên Biên Phu (French for Điện Biên Phủ) is a French 1992 epic war film written and directed by French veteran Pierre Schoendoerffer. With its huge budget...

French bases, culminating in a decisive French defeat at the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. An estimated 400,000 to 842,707 soldiers died during the war as well...

Indochina War. Piroth commanded the artillery during the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. He was bold and optimistic before hostilities erupted, exulting: "I've...

shouldering 80% of the cost of the war.: 35  During the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, US carriers sailed to the Gulf of Tonkin and the US conducted...

known as 'the Old Man' to his troops. He was killed at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Gaucher graduated from the French military academy at Saint-Cyr...

Dien Bien Phu, subtitled "Strategic Game of Indochina 1950-55" is a board wargame published by Simulations Design Corporation (SDC) in 1973 that simulates...

facto commander of the French garrison in the midst of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Langlais was born at Pontivy, in Morbihan, Brittany. He attended St...

Điện Biên (chữ Hán: 奠邊) is a province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is bordered by Lai Châu to the northeast, Sơn La to the southeast, Pu'er...

May 2024) was a French nurse who was dubbed l'ange de Dien Bien Phu ("the Angel of Dien Bien Phu") during the French war in Indochina by the press in Hanoi...

first modern infantry division, the 308th, which he led into battle at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.: 63  Owing to his unique experience fighting in the Second...

forces in North Vietnam. He was also Chief of Staff in the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. Hoàng Văn Thái was born Hoàng Văn Xiêm, on 1 May 1915 (or 1917 since...

Dien Bien Airport (IATA: DIN, ICAO: VVDB) is located at Điện Biên Phủ in Vietnam. Điện Biên Phủ Airport was established in 1954 as Mường Thanh Airfield...

of Dien Bien Phu during the First Indochina War, with the major commands that took part in operations. Bergot, Erwan. Les 170 jours de Dien Bien Phu. Presses...

Vietnam) during the First Indochina War, and notably during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. His post-war private and legal conflict with superior General Henri...

valuable strategist and tactician – particularly during the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. He was awarded Vietnam's highest honours for his feats during the conflict...

officer present at Dien Bien Phu. The unit suffered heavy casualties during fighting in March and April. On 14 April the Dien Bien Phu garrison reported...

Navarre was in overall command during the French defeat at the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. Navarre entered l'École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1916 and...

stabilizer, while parachuting a howitzer to the besieged French garrison at Dien Bien Phu during the First Indochina War. He managed to fly 75 miles (121 km)...

against the French. He won a decisive victory at the 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu, which ended the war. In the Vietnam War, Giáp led the PAVN against...

Giap's insurgent army in order to eliminate it altogether. Its name was Dien Bien Phu, and it became operational on the 24th of the month, four days after...

bloodiest defeats of the French Union forces, along with the battle of Dien Bien Phu shortly beforehand. Groupement Mobile No. 100 ("Group Mobile 100" or...

forces besieged in the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ in French Indochina. On March 13, Việt Minh artillery disabled Điện Biên Phủ's airstrip, forcing the French...

Điện Biên Phủ Bande Originale du Film (Dien Bien Phu Original Soundtrack) is the soundtrack for the 1992 war docudrama Diên Biên Phu by Pierre Schoendoerffer...

Indochina were unsuccessful, culminating in defeat at the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. On 22 October and 9 November 1953, the Laos and Cambodia completely...

Castries, who would go on to command at Dien Bien Phu, and General Jean Gilles who would command Dien Bien Phu's initial paratrooper occupation. After occupation...

within the Mường Thanh Valley is the city of Điện Biên Phủ. The capital of Điện Biên Province, Điện Biên Phủ, is famous as the site of a decisive battle...

drop to resupply French troops at Dien Bien Phu. 1954 — The Viet Minh defeat the French at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. The defeat, along with the end of...

Điện Biên Đông is a commune-level town (thị trấn) and capital of Điện Biên Đông District of Điện Biên Province, northwestern Vietnam. Vietnam. Tổng cục...