[DOC] [TLE] First Indochina War - Wikipedia [PAR] The First Indochina War began in French Indochina on 19 December 1946 and 
lasted until 1 August 1954. Fighting between French forces and their Viet Minh 
opponents in the South ... "Indochina War" redirects here. ..... The French sent 
military expeditions to attack his bases, but Giap refused to meet them head-on in
... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Dien Bien Phu - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina 
War between ... After several days the French artillery commander, Charles Piroth
, unable to ... The garrison was overrun after a two-month siege and most French 
forces surrendered. .... The Viet Minh troops now converged on in Bin Ph. [DOC] [TLE] Jeop Set C Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] Originally a term used by women for Christ, this word comes from the French for 
.... French forces resisted a Vietminh attack here for 56 days but surrendered in... [DOC] [TLE] French defeated at Dien Bien Phu - May 07, 1954 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, French defeated at Dien Bien Phu on May 07, 1954. ... 
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh's Viet Minh forces decisively defeat the French at Dien 
Bien Phu ... hours after the Japanese signed their unconditional surrender in 
World War II, ... state within the French Union, but fighting broke out when the 
French tried to... [DOC] [TLE] French fall to Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu - May 07, 1954 - HISTORY ... [PAR] On this day in History, French fall to Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu on May 07, 1954. 
... in which he hoped superior French firepower would destroy the enemy, but he 
vastly ... During the siege, 1,600 French troops were killed, 4,800 were wounded, 
and ... of Fort Detroit, foils Ottawa Chief Pontiac's attempt at a surprise attack. [DOC] [TLE] When Ike Was Asked to Nuke Vietnam - The Washington Post [PAR] Aug 22, 1982 ... Henri Navarre, commander-in-chief of French Union troops, as "a veritable ... 
close the United States came to entering the Indochina war in 1954, to forestall ... 
the secretary stated that, in case of an all-out Vietminh attack, ... the outer ring of 
fortifications in what became a 56-day seige. .... quote end here? [DOC] [TLE] DIEN BIEN PHU | Facts and Details [PAR] His Chinese advisers told him to strike elite French forces fast and hard, but ... 
The French were defeated after 56 days, and the unlikely victory led not only to ... 
Throughout the 1953-1954 winter-spring campaign, fighting was fierce on all 
fronts. ... Viet Minh strategists, led by Giap, concluded that a successful attack on 
a... [DOC] [TLE] First Indochina War - Scribd [PAR] between French forces and their Vit Minh opponents in the South dates from .... 
were not to reacquire French Indochina (modern day Vietnam. and Saigon. .... 
Giap launched yet another attack on May 29 with the 304th Division at Phu Ly. .... 
to be a surrender but a ceasefire.000-strong French forces died. transmissions. [DOC] [TLE] USVN assignment--Dien Bien Phu.doc - The US and Vietnam ... [PAR] On that day in May 1954 it had become apparent by 10 a.m. that Dien Bien Phu's 
position was ... French troops bring in wounded Viet Minh prisoners following 
another ... Communist forces, in human-wave attacks, were swarming over the 
last ... You are going to be submerged [by the enemy], but no surrender, no white 
flag. [DOC] [TLE] K-9 MWD: Dien Bien Phu. - VSPA.com [PAR] Here was where the French stronghold of Dien Bien Phu fell to a peasant ... 
White clouds frame the ring of mountains from which Vietnamese troops laid 
siege to the French forces for 56 days. ... Dien Bien Phu fell on May 7, 1954. ... 
But they can still feel the weight of the heavy artillery they pulled by hand and the 
50 pounds... [DOC] [TLE] Audience Costs in 1954 - UCLA Division of Social Sciences [PAR] But information of that sort is hard to acquire, since states

Question: French forces resisted a Vietminh attack here for 56 days but surrendered in May 1954
Answer: Dien Bien Phu