Dien Bien Phu
Definitions of Dien Bien Phu
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the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954example of:beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siegethe action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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