Dien Bien Phu

American  

[dyen byen foo] / ˈdjɛn ˌbjɛn ˈfu /

noun

1. a town in NW Vietnam: site of defeat of French forces by Vietminh 1954, bringing to an end the French rule of Indochina.

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Dien Bien Phu British  

/ ˌdjɛn bjɛn ˈfuː /

noun

1. a village in NW Vietnam: French military post during the Indochina War; scene of a major defeat of French forces by the Vietminh (1954)

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Dien Bien Phu

Before the fall of Dien Bien Phu, de Galard was decorated with the Military Cross and the Legion of Honour, and she was made an honorary member of the Foreign Legion.

From BBC ● May 31, 2024

Also in attendance was French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu, the first time such a high ranking French official visited the former battlefield and attended the commemorations in Dien Bien Phu.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

France, humiliated by its rapid capitulation to the Germans in 1940, fought to reclaim wealth and glory in "French" Indochina, only to be severely humbled at Dien Bien Phu.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2023

Anderson has to make many such beginnings-and-endings choices through the book, as his characters flit from Berlin to Budapest to Tehran to Dien Bien Phu.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2020

“Your rifles had better be clean,” Ellsberg’s drill sergeant told the men, “because Dien Bien Phu just fell.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin