Điện Biên Phủ (Vietnamese: [ɗîənˀ ɓīən fû] is a city in the northwestern region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Điện Biên Province. The city is best known...

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...

people. The name "Điện Biên" means "stable frontier" (referring to Điện Biên's location on the border between Lan Xang and Vietnam). Điện Biên has various ancient...

of the artillery force at Điện Biên Phủ by its commander Colonel Christian de Castries. The French artillery at Điện Biên Phủ comprised only 30 medium...

Điện Biên Phủ were the greatest number the Việt Minh had ever captured: one-third of the total captured during the entire war. One month after Điện Biên...

which Biên Hòa is linked by Vietnam Highway 1. Classified as a class-1 provincial city, it is the sixth largest city in Vietnam by population. Biên Hòa...

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...

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...

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

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...

four enemy divisions closing on Điện Biên Phủ, Navarre issued instructions accepting battle and calling for Điện Biên Phủ to be held at all costs. By January...

movie adaptation Go Tell the Spartans. "Có một Điện Biên Phủ ở Liên Khu 5" [There was another Dien Bien Phu in 5th Military Region]. baobinhdinh.com.vn (Bình...

Điện Biên (listen) is a district of Vietnam's Điện Biên province. As of 2019, it had a population of 93,850 people, covering an area of 1395.99 km², making...

Thanh Bình is a ward (phường) of Điện Biên Phủ in Điện Biên Province in northwestern Vietnam. 21°23′59″N 103°00′35″E / 21.3997°N 103.0097°E / 21.3997;...

Tân Thanh is a ward (phường) of Điện Biên Phủ in Điện Biên Province, northwestern Vietnam. 21°23′34″N 103°01′19″E / 21.3928°N 103.0219°E / 21.3928;...

became the main Viet Minh supply route into Dien Bien Phu.: 265  Vũ led his men into battle at Điện Biên Phủ, where they played a leading role. His regiments...

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...

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...

retake Vietnam were unsuccessful, culminating in defeat at the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. On 22 October and 9 November 1953, the Kingdom of Laos and Kingdom...

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...

of Điện Biên Phủ. One of the troopers in the relief column marching from Luang Prabang was a young Hmong named Vang Pao. The French loss at Điện Biên Phủ...

Nguyễn dynasty established the town of Điện Biên Phủ in the Muang Then Valley as an administrative office (Phủ). This was done for more direct control...

1973-75. Encounter Books. ISBN 9781594035722. Vietnamese Đường tới Điện Biên Phủ (Đại tướng Võ Nguyên Giáp) – Nhà xuất bản Quân đội nhân dân Chiến trường...

the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. However, based on the lessons learned from Nà Sản, the Viet Minh improved their preparations at Điện Biên Phủ including concealed...

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...

In Vietnam, during the leadup to and initial stages of the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ in 1954, the French Far East Expeditionary Corps looked into the possibility...

Phú Quốc (Vietnamese: [fǔ kǔə̯k]) is the largest island in Vietnam. Phú Quốc and nearby islands, along with the distant Thổ Chu Islands, are part of Kiên...

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...