Battle of Điện Biên Phủ
GPTKB entity
Statements (61)
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:General_Văn_Tiến_Dũng
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
gptkb:Geneva_Conference
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Significant losses
Estimated 25,000 Vietnamese Estimated 10,000 French High due to prolonged fighting |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:French_Union
gptkb:Viet_Minh |
| gptkbp:command_structure |
Fragmented and ineffective
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Pierre_Mendes_France
gptkb:Henri_Navarre gptkb:Vo_Nguyen_Giap Approximately 16,000 troops |
| gptkbp:community_impact |
Increased support for communism in Vietnam
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| gptkbp:cultural_references |
In literature and art
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| gptkbp:date |
March 13, 1954
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| gptkbp:defeated |
Boosted national pride
Led to withdrawal from Indochina |
| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
Global attention on Vietnam War
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| gptkbp:end_date |
May 7, 1954
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| gptkbp:filmography |
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1992)
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| gptkbp:first_published |
gptkb:Dien_Bien_Phu:_The_Epic_Battle_America_Forgot
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| gptkbp:geographical_feature |
Hills surrounding the valley
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied in military academies
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the Cold War dynamics
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Controversy over French decisions
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
Remembered as a turning point
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Led to the end of French colonial rule in Indochina
Influenced future conflicts in Vietnam. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Điện Biên Phủ
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| gptkbp:involved_forces |
Approximately 50,000 troops
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| gptkbp:is_a_route_for |
Difficult terrain for logistics
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Annual memorials in Vietnam
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| gptkbp:leadership |
Unified under a single command
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of anti-colonial struggle
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| gptkbp:location |
Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Operation_Vulture gptkb:Operation_Castor Artillery bombardment Surrounding the French base |
| gptkbp:mood |
High during the battle
Deteriorated over time |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
Importance of logistics
Value of local support |
| gptkbp:political_ideology |
Used by both sides
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| gptkbp:result |
Vietnamese victory
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| gptkbp:retirement_year |
gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh
Concentration of forces Use of trenches |
| gptkbp:significance |
Decisive battle in the First Indochina War
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of northern Vietnam
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| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:military_siege
Air support Use of heavy artillery Establishing a stronghold Underestimation of enemy capabilities Reliance on air superiority |
| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Rainy season during the battle
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