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Dien Bien Phu

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Dien Bien Phu

Fortified village in n Vietnam. In 1954, the the Vietnamese Viet Minh captured the French stronghold after a siege lasting 55 days. French casualties were c.15,000. The resultant ceasefire ended eight years of war.

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