Vietnam, historically known as one of America’s most catastrophic war and bloodstained. Thousands of Americans lives were lost, however the Americans were not the only Military force to loose mass amounts of troops in this nation’s history. France acquired years of struggle and massive thrashings against the Communist country. But one Battle in particular was the battle of Dien Bien Phu. The quantities of casualties were shocking and the tactical portion was farfetched. This Battle went into history books nearly immediately. What led up to this intense, blood battle? Throughout this paper we will converse the battle analysis of why and how the Viet Minh were successful at this powerful battle in 1954. Positioned in the Northwestern part of
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This was a creation of the "Navarre Plan". Named by Henry Navarre who was an appointed commander of French forces during the Indochina war. Progress during the Conflict was tremendously problematic to judge whereas there were not main fronts of battle. Nothing during the battles had been in a central location and the French units appeared to be overreached. After his appointment as Commander of the Corps Expéditionnaire (CE) in May 1953, General Henri Navarre and his consultants formulated a two-phase plan to remedy these problems and better organize the activities of French units in Indochina. “The first chapter of the plan (Navarre Plan), from 1953-1954 called for a cease fire of Vietnam below the eighteenth parallel and the merging of friendly bases and locations in the South.” In the North, during the same time period was to maintain silence and avoid any massive clashes with the enemy. Having thrived power in the South, Navarre would then begin the second chapter of his plan. From late 1954 to 1956, the CE would launch assaults against enemy strongholds throughout North Vietnam to irritate what Navarre named “la bataille general” Navarre 's final strategic objective was inadequate. The mission was not to destroy the enemy in Indochina just weaken. His goal was to create military environments that would allow the government to negotiate an acceptable, noble solution to the Indochinese matter. He wanted to prove to the Vietnamese they had no chance of surviving or winning the war, and would succumb to a negotiation. In 1953, the CE’s headquarters in Paris realized there would be no victory in Vietnam for the French. The Vietnamese were too powerful and strong to defeat. After this realization, as a result the French would negotiate with Ho Chi Minh but still maintaining a level of dominance in
This was a creation of the "Navarre Plan". Named by Henry Navarre who was an appointed commander of French forces during the Indochina war. Progress during the Conflict was tremendously problematic to judge whereas there were not main fronts of battle. Nothing during the battles had been in a central location and the French units appeared to be overreached. After his appointment as Commander of the Corps Expéditionnaire (CE) in May 1953, General Henri Navarre and his consultants formulated a two-phase plan to remedy these problems and better organize the activities of French units in Indochina. “The first chapter of the plan (Navarre Plan), from 1953-1954 called for a cease fire of Vietnam below the eighteenth parallel and the merging of friendly bases and locations in the South.” In the North, during the same time period was to maintain silence and avoid any massive clashes with the enemy. Having thrived power in the South, Navarre would then begin the second chapter of his plan. From late 1954 to 1956, the CE would launch assaults against enemy strongholds throughout North Vietnam to irritate what Navarre named “la bataille general” Navarre 's final strategic objective was inadequate. The mission was not to destroy the enemy in Indochina just weaken. His goal was to create military environments that would allow the government to negotiate an acceptable, noble solution to the Indochinese matter. He wanted to prove to the Vietnamese they had no chance of surviving or winning the war, and would succumb to a negotiation. In 1953, the CE’s headquarters in Paris realized there would be no victory in Vietnam for the French. The Vietnamese were too powerful and strong to defeat. After this realization, as a result the French would negotiate with Ho Chi Minh but still maintaining a level of dominance in