The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (Vietnam) begins: General Vo Nguyen Giap, commanding the Vietminh, orders an advance on fortifications established by Colonel Christian Marie Ferdinand de la Croix de Castries, of the Army of France.
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References:
Stanley A. Karnow, Vietnam: A History, (1983; New York: Penguin, 1997), 212.
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