HANOI, Indochina -- The French fortress of Dien Bien Phu fell to overwhelming hordes of Communist Viet Minn attackers today, ending a 57-day siege. The end of the gallant defense against ...

Almost 21 years earlier, Viet Minh forces had cornered the French army into a humiliating defeat at Dien Bien Phu, in a battle ... after Japan’s surrender. After all, the Viet Minh forces ...

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“A total surrender following a few hours later with a cordial ... The Viet Minh’s decisive victory over the U.S.-supported French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 marked the end of French Indochina and ...

Dwight Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany from Gen. Alfred Jodl. In 1954, rebel Viet Minh forces overran the French stronghold of Dien Bien Phu, bringing about the end ...

The surrender of South Vietnam ended the ... 1954: Viet Minh defeats French troops in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, ending centuries of French rule in Vietnam. The Geneva Accords officially ...

“A total surrender following a few hours later ... The Viet Minh’s decisive victory over the U.S.-supported French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 marked the end of French Indochina and sparked ...

“A total surrender following a few hours later ... Loading The Viet Minh’s decisive victory over the US-supported French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 marked the end of French Indochina and sparked ...