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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Learn how U.S. presidents Eisenhower and Truman backed France against the Viet Minh in the First Indochina War
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Date 1953 - May 7, 1954
Location Laos • Vietnam
Participants France • Viet Minh
Context First Indochina War

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Vo Nguyen Giap
Vo Nguyen Giap
Vietnamese general
Christian de Castries.
Christian de Castries
French military officer

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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
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