The First Indochina War ( generally known as the Indochina War in France , and as the Anti-French Resistance War in contemporary Vietnam ) began in French Indochina on 19 December 1946 and lasted until 1 August 1954 .
The First Indochina War was fought in French Indochina from December 19 , 1946 , until August 1 , 1954 .