But i searched a little bit in the internet and found something. It is remarkable that this is the place where vietnamese people defeated the french colonist with the great victory of dien bien phu. Apart from tourist hotspots such as mai chau and sapa, the so called dien bien phu loop, through northwest vietnam, is relatively untravelled territory. This town is where the viet minh troops defeated the french colonial forces on may 7. The game covers the critical period of viet minh assaults and french counterattacks of march to may, 1954.
Dien bien phu dbp plays a star role in vietnams modern history. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Today the provincial capital with broad boulevards and an airport, dien bien phu played a major role in the first indochina war. We list the places we think are worth knowing about. I was looking through the map folder and found the dien bien phu map. You can drag and drop the red marker or just click anywhere else to change the location of dien bien phu. It was fought between the french unions french far east expeditionary corps and viet minh communist.
Visit dien bien phu on your trip to dien bien phu or vietnam. The 10 best dien bien phu hotel deals apr 2020 tripadvisor. The battle of dien bien phu was the decisive engagement in the first indochina war 194654. Original name of this place including diacritics is di.
Then it was on to dien bien phu in north west vietnam close to the laos border i took the flight option which was relatively cheap and a 1 hour flight beats 14 hours in a bus over terrible roads any day. The history guy remembers how decolonization led to proxy war and the battle of dien bien phu in what is now known as vietnam. Now, dien bien phu is a modern town that continues to grow. Dien bien phu is a wargame covering the decisive battle of the first indochina war in which elite french expeditionary force units defended an airland base against the communist viet minh. We decided to make the first day a short journey from dien bien phu, to a lao border town called muang khua the vietnamese call it muong khoa. Battle of dien bien phu french foreign legion information. Road trip dien bien phu vietnam to muang khua laos. Located in the northwestern part of vietnam, dien bien province is a famous historical name, which is associated with the greatest victory of vietnam army, the dien bien phu victory. The name dien bien phu contains itself a great number of historical events, including dien bien phu campaign in dien bien province in 1954, which was a resounding victory. Dien bien phu map dien bien phu michelin maps, with map scales from 11 000 000 to 1200 000. Dien bien phu dien bien phu is a small town in northwestern vietnam. Dien bien phu is a city in the northwest region of vietnam. Attractions in dien bien phu, vietnam lonely planet.
Eve of destruction redux vietnam official website pc game. The name dien bien came from the time of thieu tri a lord under nguyen dynasties with powerful meanings dien means fortified and bien means boundary. A handpicked guide of things to do in dien bien phu cycling. Hell in a very small place the battle of dien bien phu. Dien bien phu was founded in 1841when the nguyen dynasty wanted a fortified royal district as a response to the growing problem of banditry in the area. Just click on the map right at the position where you think dien bien phu is located. A french newspaper from 1954, with the headline dien bien phu is a tomb. It is situated in the highlands of northwest vietnam, about 420 kilometres from hanoi. From street and road map to highresolution satellite imagery of dien bien phu museum. Get directions, maps, and traffic for dien bien phu. Map view for dien bien phu, read about upcoming events in dien bien phu, vietnam. Dien bien phu has about 40,300 residents and an elevation of 485 meters. The battle of dien bien phu began in 1953, when general navarre fortified the valley of dien bien phu, which lay in. This page shows the location of dien bien phu, vietnam on a detailed terrain map.
Dien bien phu, vietnam defeated french colonial at the dien bien phu campaign 60 years ago. Position your mouse over the map and use your mousewheel to zoom in or out. Map of dien bien phu hotels and attractions on a dien. Dien bien phu is one of the most historically relevant sites in vietnam. Interactive enhanced satellite map for dien bien phu, di. Use our interactive map, address lookup, or code list to find the correct zip code for your postal mails destination.
Ac car and guide pick up and drive to dien bien phu hotel for check in. Line drawing of a map of the battle of dien bien phu, created by. Providing you with color coded visuals of areas with cloud cover. The vietnamese viewpoint of dien bien phu supplies some much needed balance to the accounts of the battle written by western soldiers and historians. Historians, wargamers and the more discerning type of tourist. There are thousands of streets and rues names reminding us of famous people or national heroes but some connect to historical places, one of those is dien bien phu rue. Dien bien is a border province in northwest of vietnam with a natural area of 9,562.
It served as a garrison town maintained by french troops in the 19th century. Battle of dien bien phu area today a map of the area around the battle positions battle of dien bien phu summary. The province has 10 administrative units, including 1 city dien bien phu, 1 town muong lay, 8 districts dien bien, dien bien dong, muong ang, tuan giao, tua chua, muong cha, muong nhe, nam bo. Or cruising upside down, barely feet away from the jungle canopy, in a. Vietnamese leaders pay homage to the cemetery of revolutionary martyrs of the battle of dien bien phu in vietnams northwestern dien bien phu province. Dien bien phu can also be an excellent starting point for a lesstravelled route into laos and along the nam ou river to luang prabang. This major confrontation occurred at dien bien phu, a large heartshaped valley located in northwestern part of vietnam, near the border with laos.
This place is situated in dien bien, lai chau, vietnam, its geographical coordinates are 21 23 0 north, 103 1 0 east and its original name with diacritics is di. Dien bien phu was the decisive battle of the first indochina war. Bed icons indicate a guesthouse, hostel or hotel, the knife and fork is an eatery or bar and the fourway circular thingy marks sights, attractions and other points of interest. It ended with victory to the viet minh, the surrender of french colonial forces and eventually, the withdrawal of the french from vietnam. The decisive battle in which viet minh revolutionaries defeated the french colonial forces took place in the surrounding heartshaped muong thanh valley in 1954. The battle of dien bien phu is seen as the decisive battle of the first indochina war between french troops and the viet minh league for the independence of vietnam, a nationalist, prosoviet union movement of ho chi minh. Dien bien phu travel northwest vietnam, vietnam lonely. Being a field guide to hanoi and dien bien phu for.
It was in the surrounding countryside here, on 7 may 1954, that the french colonial forces were defeated by the viet minh in a decisive battle, and the days of their indochina empire became numbered. The city is best known for the events which occurred there during the first indochina war, the battle of di. Dien bien phu map vietnam maps vietnam travel guide. Battlefield vietnam part 1 dien bien phu the legacy. This morning you are picked up at the hotel, by car and tour guide for your transfer to the airport for you flight to dien bien. Information how to get to dien bien weather accommodation interesting places map dien bien phu town is of special interest for fans of military history. Use the above map to find specific destinations in and around dien bien phu which are listed on travelfish.
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