Beginning of Battle of Điện Biên Phủ

Date: March 13, 1954 • Location: Dien Bien Phu, Viet Nam

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1954.

The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory led to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.

The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was a defeat of the French Union forces by the Viet Minh forces in the First Indochina War. It took place between 13 March and 7 May 1954.