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On May 7, 1954, the French surrendered to the Vietminh after a 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu.
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
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The French were a very ineffective fighting force after World War II this was a horrific loss!
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SSG David Kaelin
The French have almost always been a very ineffective fighting force.
Napoleon, after all, was Corsican and only about half of his Armies were French.
Napoleon, after all, was Corsican and only about half of his Armies were French.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Wdll it can be argued that except for the undeground they were very ineffective during WWII.
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SGT (Join to see) 55 day siege resulted in 14,000 dead French Soldiers plus 4000 Deserters who ended up as POW's.
"The French perimeter was gradually reduced until, on May 7, resistance ceased. The shock and agony of the dramatic loss of a garrison of around fourteen thousand men allowed French prime minister Pierre Mendès France to muster enough parliamentary support to sign the Geneva Accords of July 1954, which essentially ended the French presence in Indochina."
"The French perimeter was gradually reduced until, on May 7, resistance ceased. The shock and agony of the dramatic loss of a garrison of around fourteen thousand men allowed French prime minister Pierre Mendès France to muster enough parliamentary support to sign the Geneva Accords of July 1954, which essentially ended the French presence in Indochina."
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