[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. ... In 
northwest Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh's Viet Minh forces decisively defeat the French 
at Dien ... of Vietnam, hoping to prevent the French from reclaiming their former 
colonial ... Vietnam and sending the first U.S. military advisers to the country in 
1959. [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 the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet 
Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries. It was, from the French view before 
the event, a set piece battle to draw out the Vietnamese ... France agreed to 
withdraw its forces from all its colonies in French Indochina... [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #4516, aired 2004-04-05 [PAR] On May 7, 1954 the French were defeated in this Vietnamese battle & soon 
withdrew their troops from the country... [DOC] [TLE] The History Place - Vietnam War 1945-1960 [PAR] After Japanese troops occupy Vietnam during World War II, the U.S. military ... 
July 1945 - Following the defeat of Nazi Germany, World War II Allies including .... 
June 9, 1951 - Giap begins a general withdrawal of Viet Minh troops from the 
Red ... May 7, 1954 - At 5:30 p.m., 10,000 French soldiers surrender at Dien Bien 
Phu. [DOC] [TLE] The French in Vietnam [PAR] Ten days later, British troops arrived in Saigon to receive a surrender there from 
the ... In May 1946, France's commissioner in Vietnam, Admiral Thierry ... On May 
7 the Viet Minh overran the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu. ... And there were 
those on the political right who were outraged by their country's withdrawal. [DOC] [TLE] Vietnam War | 1954-1975 | Britannica.com [PAR] Jan 29, 2016 ... (195475), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist ... conflict was the 
desire of North Vietnam, which had defeated the French colonial ... U.S. armed 
forces who had died or were missing as a result of the war. ... Phu in May 1954, 
the French came to the end of their rule in Indochina. .... Try again later. [DOC] [TLE] Dien Bien Phu & the Fall of French Indochina, 1954 - Milestones in ... [PAR] On May 7, 1954, the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam fell after a 
... of the countries of Southeast Asia occupied by Japan protested their return to ... 
Chi Minh's Viet Minh forces and French troops in the northern part of Vietnam. ... 
By mid-March, it was clear that the French were struggling under a Viet Minh... [DOC] [TLE] The Fall of Dien Bien Phu and the Rise of US Involvement in Vietnam [PAR] When Dien Bien Phu fell to the Viet Minh on May 7, 1954, after nearly two months 
... defeat, France signed the 1954 Geneva Accords, which led to its withdrawal 
from ... include American forces and would eventually escalate into the Vietnam 
War. ... we were putting Ngo Dinh Diem [the first president of South Vietnam, later
... [DOC] [TLE] Vietnam War facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about Vietnam War at Encyclopedia.com. ... 
army defeated French forces at Dienbienphu in 1954, the French were compelled 
... 80% of the voteand no U.S. president wanted to lose a country to 
communism. .... would the United States withdraw its support from a lost cause, or 
would it... [DOC] [TLE] Vietnam War Timeline - English [PAR] Vietminh Forces Push into Laos. 1954. Battle of Dienbienphu Begins: A force of 
40,000 ... It soon becomes clear that the French have met their match. ... Vice 
President Johnson Tours Saigon: During a tour of Asian countries, Vice ... Battle 
of Ap Bac: Vietcong units defeat South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) in Battle of Ap 
Bac. [DOC] [TLE] The Tet Offensive: the turning point in the Vietnam War [PAR] Jan 30, 2008 ...

Question: On May 7, 1954 the French were defeated in this Vietnamese battle & soon withdrew their troops from the country
Answer: Dien Bien Phu