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May 7, 1954 - At 5:30 p.m., 10,000 French soldiers surrender at Dien Bien Phu. [DOC] [TLE] The First Indochina war, 1946-1954, caused a crisis for the Viet Minh ... [PAR] As a result, Ho Chi Minh formed the Viet Minh , a nationalist liberation front in 
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in an ... troops, The French Governor General  Georges Catroux  surrendered 
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blow against Viet Minh main force units and their bases of supply. ..... 
overwhelming numbers of the Viet-Minh. ..... Eliane 4 (DBP).scn  May 7, 1954  
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were defeated by the Viet Minh in conventional battle; the French surrendered . ... 
The French military base here fell to Vietminh troops on May 7, 1954, after a. ..... 
the French commanded most of the high ground with overwhelming artillery 
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established the Viet Minh, a guerrilla army, which overthrew Bao Dai in a general 
uprising. ... In June 1954 the CIA established a military mission in Saigon. ..... 
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Two months later, hard on the heels of this defeat, France surrendered its 
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Question: With their base overwhelmed on May 7, 1954, French forces surrendered to the Viet Minh at this village
Answer: Dien Bien Phu