[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] Battle of Dien Bien Phu | HistoryNet [PAR] A conflict between Communist Viet Minh forces and a French-established 
garrison, ... French paratroopers dash for cover as Viet Minh artillery resumes its 
... Today, 10 years after Dien Bien Phu, Viet Cong guerrillas in South Vietnam 
again challenge .... By the time the battle started in earnest on March 13, 1954, 
the garrison... [DOC] [TLE] The History Place - Vietnam War 1945-1960 [PAR] Communist activist Ho Chi Minh secretly returns to Vietnam after 30 years in exile 
and ... September 13, 1945 - British forces arrive in Saigon, South Vietnam. ... 
Hanoi after looting Vietnamese villages during their entire march down from 
China. ... February 1950 - Viet Minh begin an offensive against French outposts 
in North... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Dien Bien Phu | French Foreign Legion Information [PAR] May 14, 2015 ... The battle started on May 13 of 1954 and ended on May 7, while a ... Despite 
their plans, the French suffered a crushing defeat. ... Dien Bien Phu: November 
1953  March 1954 ... clashes between French forces and the Viet Minh started 
.... Beatrice was held by legionnaires from 3rd Battalion, 13e DBLE [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 
four month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. ... Laos gained its 
independence in 1949, and Cambodia became independent in 1953. ... 
Vietnamese forces against the United States in the 1960s, despite his communist 
leanings... [DOC] [TLE] The North Vietnamese thought it was Dien Bien Phu all over again ... [PAR] There, in 1954, Communist troops had cut off a sizeable French force, ... in part 
on the successful defense of ... On the first day of the Battle of Khe Sanh a direct 
hit on the main Marine ammuni- ... A small village .... before the siege began, 
flying 94 sorties ..... The Viet Minh launched a full scale attack on March 13, 1954. [DOC] [TLE] The Pentagon Papers, Chapter 2, "US Involvement in the Franco ... [PAR] An examination of Franco-American relations between 1950-1954 suggests, .... a 
U.S. battle as well as their own to prevent communist control of Indochina, any ... 
The report said that French Union forces held the initiative and would begin ... 
until the Vietnamese were able to capture villages and until psychological 
warfare... [DOC] [TLE] Vietnam Notebook: First Indochina War, Dien Bien Phu (1953-1954 ... [PAR] The French on the other hand saw their ability to supply troops in the ... Henri 
Navarre, the new commander of forces in Indochina, had a fascinating record. ..... 
officer and guiding spirit at Na San, the successful French defense earlier in May 
1953. ..... By March 13, 1954, the Vietminh had carefully worked their way forward
,... [DOC] [TLE] vietnam.html [PAR] 1627 French missionaries begin their influence in Vietnam. ... 1873 French begin 
to move into Tonkin. 1887 France creates the Indochinese Union after its 
successful move north, ... 1954 On March 13, the Battle of Dienbienphu begins. 
.... point of the War - although the Communists did not win control of the cities, 
they held... [DOC] [TLE] History of Vietnam - Lonely Planet Travel Information [PAR] History of Vietnam, experience the modern and ancient historic past events, 
people ... There were numerous small-scale rebellions against Chinese rule  
which was .... Ultimately, the most successful of the anticolonialists were the 
communists, who ... On 7 May 1954, after a 57-day siege, more than 10, 000 
starving French... [DOC]

Question: On March 13, 1954 Communist Vietnamese forces began their successful siege of this French-held village
Answer: Dien Bien Phu