![]() The Battle of Dien Bien Phu almost vibrates with its many implications.įought from March 13 to May 7, 1954, and pitting the French forces of Christian de Castries against the famed Vietnamese commander Võ Nguyên Giáp, Dien Bien Phu marked the end of France’s imperial ambitions in Indochina, and the beginning of a whole new era of catastrophe. Martin Windrow, The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam Goodbye – tell Gars Pierre we liked him a lot…’” ![]() It’s all over – they’re at the command post. Don’t shell us – there are too many wounded.’ Then Botella took the handset from Bréchignac: ‘Déde to Bruno. At about 9:30 am Bréchignac radioed Bigeard: ‘Bréche to Bruno. The only able-bodied men who tried to leave the position and reach Eliane 10 were Captain Clédic of II/1 RCP with two lieutenants and a handful of paratroopers, but most of them were captured almost as soon as they got off the hill. Rouault, the 5 BPVN medical officer, would not attempt an escape. The ammunition was virtually finished, and there was not a man anywhere on the hill who could be spared to plug the gap. “The north-east face of Eliane 4 gave way soon after 9 am. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |