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1. Dien Bien Phu

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   The Viet Minh forces, commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp, initiated the siege on March 13, 1954. Rather than relying solely on frontal assaults—which the French anticipated—Giáp employed a sophisticated strategy of "sapping and gradual encapsulation."
   Viet Minh engineers systematically dug extensive, complex trench networks that slowly advanced toward the French positions, oft…