French generals’ admission of defeat in Dien Bien Phu

Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 07:08 (GMT+7)
The battle of 1954 Dien Bien Phu took place 70 years ago, about which there have been a lot of books and articles by foreign generals, politicians, scholars and journalists. People around the world continue to wonder why Vietnam, a small, poor, low-tech country which had just successfully carried out the August Revolution with its nascent army, was able to defeat French colonialists. In order to answer this question, the article will briefly relate admissions by French generals who joined the war in Indochina in general, the battle of Dien Bien Phu in particular

Inter-zone 5 with Dien Bien Phu Campaign

Tuesday, May 07, 2024, 10:04 (GMT+7)
Inter-zone 5 coordinated closely with the main battlefield Dien Bien Phu and other strategic directions, dispersing the French troops, restraining them and making them unable to support each other. Each battlefield was reciprocal to the other by their “fire-sharing” roles. Together they contained the enemies, preventing them from supporting each other. People and troops of both battlefields emulated to destroy the enemies and gain victories. This was one of the main causes to the French defeat in Dien Bien Phu.

Foreign scholars’ assessment of the significance of Dien Bien Phu Victory

Monday, May 06, 2019, 21:28 (GMT+7)
65 years ago, under the right and creative leadership of the Party, headed by President Ho Chi Minh, our troops and people won the great Dien Bien Phu Victory. The victory of this strategic battle not only forced the French colonialists to sign Geneva Agreement to end the war in Indochina, but also opened a new era for the human race - the era of ending the rule of old colonialism around the world

The Geneva Accords - The Triumph of the Vietnamese Revolution

Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 15:16 (GMT+7)
On July 20, 1954, the Geneva Accords on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Indochina was signed. This is regarded as a great victory of our revolution which made the French Government to commit to respect the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Vietnam