During the fighting of this battle, Operation Vulture was prepared to help the eventual losers, but went unused when support was not received from Britain.
During the fighting of this battle, Operation Vulture was prepared to help the eventual losers, but went unused when support was not received from Britain. Operation Castor had been used to take the namesake location 4 months earlier, and that operation was part of the Navarre Plan being used to regain lost territory. It began with a surprise attack that took the northeast headquarter Beatrice, after which the headquarters Gabrielle and Anne-Marie fell, marking the defeat of Christian de Castries. After fifty-five days of fighting, the Popular Army overran the entire defensive position, and the next day the Geneva Conference took place, ending the war. FTP, name this battle in which General Giap's troops defeated the French army, the decisive battle of the First Indochina War.
During the fighting of this battle, Operation Vulture was prepared to help the eventual losers, but went unused when support was not received from Britain.
Battle of {Dien Bien Phu}