Paratroops Land At Dien Bien Phu (1953)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 เม.ย. 2014
- Unissued / Unused material.
Paratroops land on Dien Bien Phu. Indochina.
Various shots paratroops on ground. MS men digging trench. Various shots mortars and artillery firing. LS parachutes dropping. MS plane flying overhead. MS arrival of General Cogny who is greeted by General Gilles. MS men tending to wounded on ground.
Various shots troops running through long grass and firing guns. MS communicating in field. CU tired soldier. MS plane flying overhead. Various shots paratroopers and equipment dropping. Various shots troops on ground. MS arrival of General Gilles (wearing beret) still holding his parachute airlift for equipment and material. Various shots helping wounded. Various shots carrying equipment over makeshift bridge. MS's parachutes dropping.
FILM ID:2789.12
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This is great footage. Thanks for sharing. In honour of the 70th anniversary of the battle I’ve just started reading Bernard Fall’s ‘Hell in a Very Small Place’, and I hadn’t realised that even the taking of the valley was hotly contested. The Viet-Minh had more than a battalion of troops in the area supported by a heavy weapons company. There was some heavy fighting, and Major Bigeard had to call in a few air strikes. But so much confusion was caused by the French para drop that the Viets didn’t know where to concentrate their attacks and they were forced to flee the valley. 🇫🇷👍🏻
Thanks for posting this. I find the deployment of paratroopers greatly interesting.
The French high command were hugely optimistic in their plans at Dienbienphu. At Na San thet were better deployed, and held the high ground that overlooked the airstrip .
Brave men. On both sides.
The french armies were brave. Too bad it was their government’s fault not the soldiers. The war could have been avoided if they managed to pull out earlier.
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The french armies were brave. Too bad it was their government’s fault not the soldiers. The war could have been avoided if they managed to pull out earlier.