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The first VPA offensive of March 13—17 captured three isolated clusters of French strongpoints codenamed Beatrice, Gabrielle and Anne Marie that dominated the northern part of the valley. The VPA spent the latter half of March digging a huge network of trenches around these positions and fighting daily battles to prevent powerfully escorted French supply convoys from moving between them.

Isabelle was irrevocably cut off at the end of the month and fought in isolation for the remainder of the siege. Five days later, the French further disrupted VPA plans by mounting a counterattack that recaptured one of the Five Hills — strongpoint Eliane After this setback, the besiegers spent the rest of April conquering the airport piece by piece, gradually strangling the French by seizing the drop zone on which they were totally dependent for parachuted supplies and reinforcements.

With the defenders thus critically weakened, the third VPA offensive began on the night of May 1—2 with simultaneous assaults on both flanks of the Main Position. This touched off another six days of intense combat that culminated on the night of May 6—7, when VPA troops captured four key strongpoints, and the defenders expended the last of their reserves and artillery ammunition.

They were forced to surrender before nightfall on May 7, and the isolated strongpoint Isabelle had to follow suit shortly after midnight following the failure of an attempted breakout. Compare Dien Bien Phu car rental offers by various suppliers. Compare prices on flights to and from the closest airports to Dien Bien Phu. We search through offers of more than airlines and travel agents. When you find a deal you want, we provide link to the airline or travel agent to make your booking directly with them.

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