This country's soldiers are seen here rehearsing for May 7, 2004, the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Colonel Louis Berteil, commander of Mobile Group 7 and 
Navarre's main ... Gip compared in Bin Ph to a "rice bowl", where his 
troops occupied... [DOC] [TLE] Viet Minh 1954 - Alamy [PAR] First Indochina War 1954, fighting Viet Minh soldier of the infantry, golden relief at 
... Viet Minh forces overran the French garrison in Dien Bien Phu on May 7, .... the 
50th anniversary of the defeat of French forces in Dien Bien Phu May 7, 2004.