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Dien Bien Phu

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Dien Bien Phu  (dyn byn f)
A town of northwest Vietnam near the Laos border. The French military base here fell to Vietminh troops on May 7, 1954, after a 56-day siege, leading to the end of France's involvement in Indochina.
Dien Bien Phu [ˌdjɛn bjɛn ˈfuː]
n
(Placename) a village in NW Vietnam: French military post during the Indochina War; scene of a major defeat of French forces by the Vietminh (1954)
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Noun1.Dien Bien Phu - the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954
Annam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Vietnam - a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945


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Their record as ground infantry in Northwest-Europe, Italy and the Pacific during World War II, and later at such places as Dien Bien Phu and Mount Hermon, has been stellar.
The employment of airborne (parachute) forces in modern asymmetrical ... by Rickard, J.N. / The Canadian Army Journal
H is treatment adds little to existing literature on Eisenhower's policy regarding Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva Accords and Ngo Dinh Diem, except perhaps the claim that the Roosevelt administration started the US commitment to Vietnam.
The Role of Presidential Advisory Systems in US Foreign ... by Matray, James I. / Pacific Affairs
The large relief on the wall of the prison (Hoa Lo) memorializes the Vietnamese revolutionaries who were tortured and guillotined by the French until their defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.
VIETNAM JOURNEY : What was that all about? by Steinfels, Margaret O'Brien / Commonweal
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