In northwest Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh forces decisively defeat the French at Dien Bien Phu, a French stronghold besieged by the Vietnamese communists for 57 days. The Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu signaled the end of French colonial CLICK FOR MORE
The whole French army at Dien Bien Phu were killed and taken prisoner. Damage to the French side is 1747 dead, 5240 wounded, 1,729 missing and 11,721 were taken prisoner. There are also two American pilots killed and one wounded. Damage to the Vietnamese is dead 4020, 10,130 people were injured , and 792 missing
