Title
VIETNAM - BATAILLE DE DIEN BIEN PHU
Caption
Vietnam. Indochina. Dien Bien Phu. Capture of the entrenched camp of the French expeditionary force, on May 7, 1954, by the Viet-Minh forces of General Giap. Launched on March 13, the Vietnamese attack mobilized divisions 304, 320, 308, 312, 315, 316 and 325 of the Viet-Minh battle corps. Surrounded in the basin, the French troops resisted the enemy offensive for fifty-seven days. At the beginning of April, there were only 6,300 able-bodied fighters left among the colonial troops. In less than two months, the battle cost the lives of more than 3,000 French soldiers and around 20,000 Vietnamese. The museum presents numerous objects and weapons taken from the French and photos of the battles taken on both sides.
ASIA, VIETNAM, INDOCHINA WAR, INDOCHINESE, BATTLEFIELD, FRENCH DEFEAT, ARMY, SOLDIER, MILITARY, TANK, ARMORED VEHICULE, TANK, HISTORY, HERITAGE, MEMORIAL, TOURIST SITE, PLACE OF MEMORY, VIETMINH VICTORY, VIETNAMESE INDEPENDENCE, COMMUNISM, COMMUNIST
Date
Apr 26, 2004
Credit line
Marc Charuel/Photo12
Reference
MHC25A00_009
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
15,0Mb (898,7Kb) / 6,5in x 9,0in / 1950 x 2692 (300dpi)