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The district lies in the southeastern part of Điện Biên Province, to the immediate southeast of Điện Biên Phủ City, south of Tuần Giáo district, east of Điện Biên district, north/northwest of Sốp Cộp district and west of Sông Mã district and Thuận Châu district in Sơn La province.
Dien Bien Phu—or DBP—has become an acronym or shorthand symbol for defeat of the West by the East, for the triumph of primitive new doctrines and techniques of peoples' war over the sophisticated principles and maxims of the heritage of Napoleon Bonaparte. Dien Bien Phu resulted in severe political consequences.
Title: Lao Ha Yen, Thanh Dong Bien Gioi Alias: Dong Trieu Le Thuy Infantry battalions 115, 542, 564 Infantry regiment 209 Title: Song Lo Hoang Cam Infantry battalions 130, 154, 166 Division 316 Alias: Biên Hòa Colonel Le Quang Ba Commissar Chu Huy Man Infantry regiment 98 Vu Lang Infantry battalions 215, 439, 938 Infantry regiment 174
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Điện Biên Phủ (Vietnamese: [ɗîənˀ ɓīən fû] ⓘ, chữ Hán: 奠 邊 府) is a city in the northwestern region of Vietnam.It is the capital of Điện Biên Province.
As of 2019, it had a population of 93,850 people, covering an area of 1395.99 km², [1] making it the most populous district in the province. The district capital lies at Thanh Xương . [ 2 ] It is bordered by Sơn La province , Mường Chà district , Điện Biên Đông district , Điện Biên Phủ , and Phongsaly province of Laos.
Điện Biên (chữ Hán: 奠 邊) is a province in the Northwest region of Vietnam.It is bordered by Lai Châu to the northeast, Sơn La to the southeast, Pu'er City, Yunnan, China, to the northwest, and Phongsaly province in Laos to the west.
The Division was the target of Operation Mouette, launched on 15 October 1953, with the aim "to fix and destroy a major element of the Chu Luc before Giáp could deploy it." [ 1 ] : 221 The route for the Viet Minh between Thanh Hoa and the Red River Delta contained a crossroads at Lai Cac which was targeted by the operation.