May 7, 1954: Dien Bien Phu campaign marks complete victory At 4 am on May 7, 1954, Regiment 174 completely controlled Hill A1 (Eliane 2). At 9 am the same day, Regiment 98 attacked and completely destroyed C2 Base (Eliane 4), capturing 600 enemies. Regiment 165 completed the mission of destroying Base 506 (Eliane 10), north of Muong Thanh. 08:52 | 07/05/2024
May 2, 1954: Vietnamese troops tighten siege of Dien Bien Phu fortress group At Isabelle (Hong Cum), Regiment 57 tightened the siege and attacked and destroyed many enemy forces. At dawn on May 2, 1954, the enemy had to withdraw from area C. At 4:00 AM the same day, Regiment 209 (Division 312) captured strongholds 505 and 505A (Dominique 3) on the east bank of Nam Rom River. 08:45 | 02/05/2024
April 30, 1954: Front Command announces May 1, 1954, as launch date for third attack On April 30, 1954, the Front Command informed units that May 1, 1954, would be the launch date for the third attack. 08:24 | 30/04/2024
April 24, 1954: French troops launch a counterattack to recapture Base 206 and the airport area On the morning of April 24, 1954, French troops mobilised the Second Legion Parachute Battalion and five tanks, equipped with artillery and air force support, to launch a fierce counterattack to knock Vietnamese soldiers out of Base 206 and the airport area. 08:24 | 24/04/2024
April 16, 1954: Trenches of 312th and 308th Divisions connected, cutting Muong Thanh Airfield in half In line with the fighting method directed by the Command and the campaign leadership, units built offensive and siege battle positions in all directions, edging closer and closer to the enemy, only 10-15 metres away in some places. 08:53 | 17/04/2024
April 4, 1954: Units stop fighting to reinforce battle positions After unsuccessful sieges at positions Hill A1 and 105, the Campaign Command realised that if we continued attacking, our soldiers would suffer great losses without any tangible results. Therefore, the Command ordered a pause on the attacks. The units would continue holding the hill areas we have captured to create momentum for the next battle. 09:57 | 04/04/2024
March 22, 1954: Dien Bien soldiers exchange blood and sweat for every metre of trenches On March 22, 1954, Vietnamese soldiers continued to dig trenches. The two main lines of trenches advancing from the north embraced the Central subdivision on the east and west sides; at the same time, isolate this subdivision from the enemy's Isabelle base cluster in the south. 22:55 | 24/03/2024
March 20, 1954: General Vo Nguyen Giap sent encouragement letter to Vietnamese soldiers on battlefields Determining the task of building an offensive battlefield and surrounding the enemy is paramount in preparing for the upcoming second attack. The Campaign Command has assigned specific tasks to the units of Group 308, Group 312, and Group 316. 08:14 | 20/03/2024
March 13, 1954: Opening battle of Dien Bien Phu Campaign On March 13, 1954, the first phase of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign began. Implementing the determined battle plan, Vietnamese soldiers attacked Him Lam, a strong resistance centre with three bases located on three adjacent hills on Road No.41, which was guarded by the 3rd Battalion under the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (3è/ 13DBLE). 10:27 | 13/03/2024
