Title
VIETNAM - BATAILLE DE DIEN BIEN PHU
Caption
Vietnam. Indochina. One of the many Viet Minh cemeteries from the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, located in the basin. Here, on the old French support point Gabrielle. Transformed into a historic memorial site of the War of Independence by the Vietnamese authorities, the place has remained in this state for 50 years. Launched on March 13, the attack on the French entrenched camp mobilized divisions 304, 320, 308, 312, 315, 316 and 325 of the Viet-Minh battle corps. Surrounded in the basin, the French troops resisted General Giap's North Vietnamese 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.
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_026
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
17,2Mb (685,7Kb) / 10,0in x 6,7in / 3008 x 2000 (300dpi)