7 May 1954: Vietminh overrun the French at Dien Bien Phu after a 55-day siege. For details, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu#Battle ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) French paratroopers battle Viet Minh attackers at Dien Bien Phu as resup...

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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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7 May 1954: Vietminh overrun the French at Dien Bien Phu after a 55-day siege.

For details, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu#Battle

ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) French paratroopers battle Viet Minh attackers at Dien Bien Phu as resupply bundles fall outside their perimeter. (2) The Viet Minh 439th and 888th Bns. assault French Lt. Yves Périou's defenders of Eliane 1 at Dien Bien Phu on 1 May 1954. (3, 4 & 5) French soldiers clash with assaulting Viet Minh forces. (6) Viet Minh soldiers assault the final French positions at Dien Bien Phu.

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PO3 Edward Riddle

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Posted 11 mo ago

Great illustrations Brother Dale. This was such a terrible time for the French.

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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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It sure was. They had almost 12,000 POWs--of whom nearly 4,500 were wounded. They There was no accurate accounting of KIAs. The Red Cross eventually extracted more than 800 seriously wounded. The remainder went into detention. After four months, only 3,290 men were repatriated. The remainder died in captivity of starvation, ruthless beatings, or disease in the squalid camps.

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PO3 Edward Riddle

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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. - Thanks for the info Brother Dale. I don't have words that would pass RP muster to tell you what I really think of and feel towards ho chi minh's people.

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