Battle of Nà Sản
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The Battle of Nà Sản was fought between the French Union and the Việt Minh at Nà Sản, Sơn La Province, during the First Indochina War for control of the T’ai region in Northwest Vietnam. The battle en
Na San airfield
Camp retranché de Na San nov déc 1952
Võ Nguyên Giáp
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Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary and politician. Highly regarded as a military strategist, Giáp led Vietnamese communist military forces to victory in the decades-long
Battle of Nà Sản
…more toward the Franco-Vietnamese side. In November 1951, De Lattre mobilized ten infantry and eight airborne battalions to mount a decisive operation. Võ Nguyên Giáp counterattacked with three regular divisions, two independent regiments, and regional support troops. The two sides fought hard for Hòa Bình. At the…
Giáp in c. 1950s
Võ Nguyên Giáp and Ho Chi Minh in 1945
Võ Nguyên Giáp attending the ceremony establishing two naval squadrons – the first naval units of the Vietnamese People's Navy, 1954.
D67 in Hanoi Citadel was the military headquarters of General Giáp during the war