Trn in Bin Ph 1

Binh Chng Nhy D 20 Nm Chin S

Trn in Bin Ph ( 13/ 3/1954 n 7/5/1954)

in Bin Ph cn c tn l Mng Thanh nm v pha Ty ca Lai Chu, cch bin gii Lo

Vit khong 8 km. y l va la v thuc phin ca min Trung Du Bc Vit. N cng l giao im ca h thng ng mn t Hoa Nam xung Trung Vit, t Thng Lo qua Lai Chu. Thung lng Mng Thanh c chiu di khong 20 cy s, chiu ngang khong 6 - 8 km vy quanh bi rng ni trng ip, v vy i khi ngi ta cn gi l Lng cho in Bin Ph. Con sng Nm Rm ( Nam Yun ) chia i thung lng chy theo chiu Nam Bc.Dc theo sng Nm Rm l con ng Lin Tnh L s 41. Hai sc dn Thi v Mo sng vi ngh trng la v thuc phin. n cui nm 1953, chin tranh ng Dng ko di 8 nm, Php mt mi v mun tm mt gii php c th chp nhn c chm dt cuc chin nhng mt khc h vn mun duy tr quyn li ti ng Dng. Php b nhim tng ch huy Henri Navarre sang ng Dng tm kim mt chin thng qun s quyt nh lm c s cho mt cuc tho lun ha bnh trn th mnh.

K hoch ca b ch huy Php ti ng Dng l tp trung cc lc lng c ng tinh nhu li thnh cc binh on mnh nh tiu dit cc n v chnh quy ca Vit Minh lm th mnh m phn. V vy c im in Bin Ph c ra i n ng min Ty Bc Bc Vit, kim sot con ng huyt mch ti Thng Lo lm by nh, thch thc qun ch lc Vit Minh tn cng v theo k hach ca Php, qun Vit Minh s b nghin nt ti . V pha Vit Minh, k t sau nm 1950 c s vin tr qun s to ln ca Trung Cng v Lin X, ln mnh rt nhiu, vi cc s on (i on) b binh v cc trung on on pho binh, cng binh c kinh nghim nh trn cp tiu on, trung on vi qun Php.

Tng Gip nhn trn in Bin Ph nh c hi nh ln, to chin thng vang di v chp nhn thch thc ca qun Php tn cng tp on c im in Bin Ph. Do in bin Ph tr thnh mt im quyt u gia Tn Tng T Lnh Php Henri Eugene Navarre cng Tng Vit Minh V Nguyn Gip v cc c vn Trung Cng.. Lc lng CSBV gm c 12 trung an b binh thuc cc i on b binh (304, 308, 312, 316), 1 trung on cng binh, 1 trung on pho binh 105 ly (24 khu), 1 trung on pho binh 75 ly (24 khu) v sng ci 120 ly (16 khu), 1 trung on cao x 24 khu

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37 ly (sau c tng thm mt tiu on 12 khu) vn l phi thuc ca i on cng pho 351 (cng binh pho binh).

1/ S on 304 do Hong Minh Tho ch huy ( L Chng lm chnh y) gm Trung on 57, Trung on 9,v Trung on 345.

2/ S-on 308 hay S on Tin Phong do Vng Tha V lm T-Lnh, Chnh y l Song Ho, gm 3 Trung on 36,102 (Th ), 88.

3/ S on 312 do L Trng Tn lm T-Lnh,Trn lm Chnh y, gm 3 Trung on 141, 209 (Hong Cm) , v 165 cng Tiu on 154 Pho Binh.

4/ S on 316 do L Quang Ba lm T Lnh, Chu Huy Mn lm chnh y gm Trung on 174 ( Nguyn Hu An),Tr 98 ( V Lng) v Trung on 176.

5/ S on 351 Cng Binh v Sng Nng. 6/ Trung on 237 Sng Ci 120 ly. 7/ Trung on 45 pho binh 105 ly nng ngn. 8/ Trung on 367 phng khng. 9/ Tiu on Ho Tin d chin Katyusha. ( mi c Trung Cng trang b ngy 28/4/1954) 10/ 120,000 dn cng. Lc Lng Tr phng :

Tng s khong 16.100 qun tnh n ngy 31/3/1954 gm 12 Tiu on, v 7 i i Bit Lp, (v sau c tng vin 4 tiu on v 2 i i lnh nhy d), 2 tiu on pho binh 105 ly (24 khu - sau

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t 1 c tng thm 4 khu nguyn vn v cho n ngy cui cng c th xung rt nhiu b phn thay th khc), 1 i i pho 155 ly (4 khu), 2 i i sng ci 120 ly (20 khu), 1 tiu on cng binh, 1 i i xe tng 18 tn (10 chic M-24 ca M), 1 i i xe vn ti 200 chic, 1 phi i my bay gm 14 chic (7 my bay khu trc, 6 my bay lin lc trinh st, 1 trc thng) Cc n v ng chung quanh 49 c im v chia ra thnh 3 phn khu phng th ring bit Bc, Trung Tm v Nam:

Mi phn khu c nhiu trung tm phng th, h thng giao thng ho v hng ro phng th kin c. Tng cng gm 8 c im phng th chnh l:

1/ Phn Khu Bc . a. Beatrice ( Him Lam) : do 3 Tiu on L Dng trn gi l mt c im mnh nht cu BP cch Mng Thanh gn 3 Km, nm n ng pha Bc trn con ng Tnh l 41 t Tun Gio ti in Bin. b. Gabrielle (c Lp) : nm trn mt ngn i di 700thc, rng 150 thc cch Mng Thanh 4 Km do Tiu on 5/7 RTA (Bc Phi) trn gi, c 4 khu i sng ci 120 ly ngn chn hng t Lai Chu n in Bin. c. Anne Marie ( Bn-Ko) : Nm trn ngn i phi Ty Bc Sn Bay Cch Khu Trung Tm 2km do T3 Thi (Ty) trn gi. 2/ Phn khu Trung Tm. d. Eliane : Nm v phi ng Nam Cn C, do T 1 / 4 Maroc trn th. e. Dominique : Nm v phi ng cn c BP do Tiu on 3/3 RTA trn th, c mt pho i 105 ly v mt Thi tng cng. f. Huguette : Nm phi Ty cn c do Tiu on 2 ngi Thi mt pho i 105 ly, mt khu i 155ly trn ng. 3/ Phn Khu Nam. g. Claudine : nm v phi Nam cu cn c. h. Isabelle : nm v phi cc Nam cu cn c BP. Din tin : chng li cc c im phng th kin c ca qun Php, Vit Minh p dng chin thut "vy ln" bng h thng chin ho. H o cc giao thong ho dn dn bao quanh cn c v ln dn vo cc v tr phng th ca qun Php. Cc chin ho ny trnh cho b i Vit Minh khi b thng vong v pho binh cng khng qun oanh kch v dn dn p st vo c im, ri lm v tr bn p tn cng.

Ngy 13/3/1954 l ngy Th By, 16.00 gi, sau 3 thng vy ln BP v chun b, CS bt u pho khng khip khong 9,000 qu n pho binh vo cc c im phi Bc: Gabriel, Beatrice, Anne Marie v Phi trng. Cuc Pho kch ny lm cho 2 phi trng trong cn c tr thnh bt khin dng.

n 17.00 gi Trung on 141 v 209 vut sng tn cng vo Beatrice, 18.30 gi ton b Ban Ch huy c im b t trn.. n khong 20.30 gi 2 Tiu on 10 &11 phng th c im b mt lin lc. BCH Chin on lu ng GM9 ch huy cn c Trung Tm bi trng pho, 4 S quan t trn trong nhng giy pht u tin ca trn pho k c Trung T Gaucher ch huy trng c im Beatrice, v 2 qu n ph sp hm ch huy ca h

Khong 23.30 gi, cn c Beatrice b trn ngp, ch cn li khong 50 qun nhn chy qua Dominique

Ngy 14/3/1954 khong 2.00 gi sng S308 CSBV pho lin tc vo c im Gabrielle, trn gi bi Tiu on 5/7 AR ( Algeran Rifles)

T5ND-VN Tiu on Trng ngi Php l Thiu T Botella c th d xung cn c BP tip vin.

Lc 17.00 gi 2 Trung-on 88/S308 v Trung on 165/312 do Vng Tha V ch huy bao vy c im Gabrielle. n 23.30 gi, trn tn cng m mn nhng qun tr phng phn cng mnh lit v y lui qun CS trong t tn cng u.

Sang ngy 15/3/1954 lc tri t m khong 04.00 gi qun CS m cuc tn cng t 2 t hng ng vi trn a pho kinh hn. Tt c BCH Tiu on phng th c im Gabriel u b t thng v pho dp v c im b trn ngp.

n 8.00 gi, T5ND-VN c iu ng phn cng v ng nng vi Trung on 88 CS khi cch c im Gabrielle 800 thc .Phi CS tn tht khong 1500 b xc ti trn. Lc 08.30 gi T5ND gii thot cho tn qun trong c im Gabrielle cn li 14 SQ v 150 binh s tr v cn c.

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Ngy 16/3/1954 2/3 qun s phng ng ngi Ty ti c im Anne Marrie pha Ty Bc BP b trn o ng ( BT3 ), s qun cn li b c im rt v Huguette.

Trong ngy ny, Cn c BP c tng vin T6ND do Thiu T Begeard lm Tiu on Trng v 2 khu 105 ly. Hon tt khng vn vo lc18.00 gi. Cng trong ngy ny i T Piroth ,ch huy trng pho binh ca Cn C t st. ng l ngi tin liu khng chnh xc rng nu qun cng sn tn cng vo BP, pho binh ca ng s tiu dit ht.

Ngy 18/3/1954 mt i i ca T5ND c tng cng cho Huguette. De Castrie ci t h thng phng th, lp thm 2 n nh gia Huguette v Dominique.

Ngy 19/3/1954 Php tip tc th d thm binh s n v T5ND ng thi tn thng c mt s thng binh .

Tng kt s khi n ngy ny Php c 6SQ, 15 HSQ v 93 BS cht; 9SQ,30HSQ,255BS.b thng; 11SQ 31 HSQ, 517BS mt tch. Cha k T5/7 RTA v T3 Thi r ng.

Phn thit hi v phi Cng Sn rt cao nhng phe h thng che y. T ngy ny, chin s tm lng xung, phi CSBV v c vn Trung Cng y mnh vic o

giao thng ho ln vo cn c, b sung qun s v tip liu. Ngy 20/3/1954 , Tng Ely, Tng Tham Mu Trng Php bay qua Washington cu vin .( t

ngy 20/3 n 25/3/1955). c Radford c cp n k hoch Vulture, x dng 98 Oanh Tc c B-29 v 450 chin u c cu M ti cn c Clark (Phillippine) hu hoi tim nng cu Cng Sn.

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Ngy 24/3/1954 , VC bt u gia tng trn i pho v sng phng khng ph nt phi o nn phi c khng th ln xung phi trng c. n ngy 27/3/1954 phi trng hon ton khng hot ng c v Pho Vit Minh khng ch.

Ngy 28/3/1954 Chin on D GAP2 (Groupement Aroporte Parachutiste No.2) chm sng mnh vi qun CS khi n v ny t Isabelle di chuyn ln Khu Trung Tm, theo ti liu cu Php : Php cht 20 (SQ) b thng 76 (SQ); CSBV cht 350, khong 1000 b thng.. Php bt 40 t binh, 135 sng loi.

Ngy 30/3/1954 vo khong 17.00 gi, Vit Minh pho kch d-di vo cc cn c Huguette, Eliane, Dominique v c im Isabelle.

n 18.30 gi cc S 312 v 316 ng lot tn cng vo cc c im phi ng. S308 tn cng vo Huguette v phi Ty Ty-Bc cu Phi trng. Trung on 174/316 cu Nguyn Hu An tn cng vo Eliane 2, Lnh Maroc v L Dng D di quyn ch huy cu Nicolas phn cng quyt lit, An mt lin lc vi S316. An tung thm T255 vo trn nhng b Pho cu Cn c bn d di nn n na m, b thit hi qu nng m vn khng tin ln c.

Trong khi Trung on 98/316 cu V Lng tn chim Eliane 1 trong vng 45 pht nh tan 1/4 Maroc ri tin n Eliane 4 th b chn li.

S312 tn cng vo Dominique do T3/3RTA, mt pho i 105 ly v mt Thi trn gi. Trn nh bt u lc 1i i cu T5ND hon chuyn vi mt cu T3 Algerie.

Lc 19.45 gi Dominique 2 tht th, /U Tiu on Trng Algerie (Garandeau) t trn (b pho).

20.00 gi Hong Cm bo co chim c mc tiu (Dominique 2). Tha thng, L Trng Tn cho Tiu on tr b 130/209 nh xung Dominique 3, Trong lc

Vng Tha V iu ng Trung on 102/302 tng vin mt trn phi ng, Trung on 36 v 88/308 tn cng c im 106 v 311; Trung on 165/312 nh c im Dominique 6 phi Bc phi o.

Ti Huguette 7 lc 20.00 gi, VM tn cng vo Tiu on Thi 2 tan hng. Pho i 105 b tiu hy, khu i 155 ly cng b h hi nng. Mt cu T5ND-VN vn tip tc t th.

Ngy 31/3/1954 , lc 04.00 gi, De Castrie iu ng mt Tiu on cu GAP2, phi hp vi Thit Gip t Isabelle ln tng vin cho mt trn trung tm nhng b Trung on 57/304 chn nh v b thit hi nng. Php c lng khong 1000 xc VM b ti trn.

13.30 gi, BCH tung T8ND, ln phn cng v gii to Dominique 2 n 16,00 gi, S308 CSBV tung thm qun, nh sp l c d di, T8ND phi rt lui. Ti Dominique 5, mt T Thi trn ng cng phi rt b.

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Ti Eliane 1, Begeard iu ng T6ND v mt B Phn cu T5ND VN ti chim li Elaine 1, nhng cc n v cu Trung on 102/308 v Trung on 98/312 chng gi mnh lit. Lc 18 gi Begeard phi rt lui. li trn i gn 100 xc.

Ti Eliane 2 : lc 8.00 gi Php a mt n v Thit Gip n chim li. n tra li Trung on 102/308 cu Hng Sinh bn giao vi Trung on 174/316. Tuy nhin ch c 4 cu 2 T 54 va 18 ti kp mt trn. Lc 18.30 gi cc n v cu Hng Sinh bt u tn cng vo Eliane 2 nhng khng thnh cng v qun tr phng chng tr mnh lit t nhng cng s phng th kin c cu Eliane 2. trn 300 xc VM b li trn i. Vo lc 22.45 gi, Trung on 102/308 cu Hng Sinh li tn cng Eliane 2 ln na.

Ti Huguette 7, lc 22.00 gi Trung on 36/308 tn chim mt phn ca c im do mt lc lng hn tp nhng binh s Vit, L Dng v Thi trn gi

Ngy 1/4/1954 BCH cn c a lc lng tng vin tng thit ln gii vy cho Eliane 2. Giao tranh c lit . Mt /T6D(BPC) v cc Binh s tn d cu T1D L-Dng (BEP) do Luccianie ch huy chim li mt v tr sng ci 120 ly, tu chnh li h thng phng th. n v ny c tng vin thm mt i sng phun la. Phi VM ch cn li khong 50 ngi sng st..

Mt cu L Dng D ln thay th 1/T5ND ti Dominique 7. Lc 1.00 gi sng, S320 CSBV tn cng vo Huguette 6 v 7.

Lc 4.00 gi Thiu T Clemence tp hp c khong 100 binh s 1/T5ND v L Dng ko ln tng vin cho Huguette 7. Nh chin xa h tng, lc lng ny vo c c im trong khi lc lng phng th ch cn 14 ngi v Trung y Spozio th b thng nng.

Lc 14.00 gi, VM gi thm vin binh v t pho Eliane 1, Dominique 1,2,6. Php cho tng cng mt n v cu T6D v Mt /T5ND-VN ph lc vi 2 cu T1BEP v 1/T6BPC phng th Eliane 2

Ti c im Francoise (311) phi Ty ca Huguette 1km c 2 lnh Thi do chun y Cante ch huy trn gi. Lc 14.00 gi 2 Thi ny t ngt r ng, Hai i i cu T1/2REI kp thi ko n thu hi li cc sung cng ng v ko v Huguette. Mt s lnh Thi ny ko ra u hng Trung on 88/308, mt s khc gia nhp vo o binh r ng ( gm cc o binh Php, Vit, Phi Chu, VM) khong t 3000 n 5000 ngi gi l by chut sng Nm Rm sng ln khut trong cc i o v cn c b hoang, mu sinh bng cch trm cp cc chuyn th d v bun lu.

Trong ngy ny T2D RPC c th vo cn c nhng ch c mt p c xung t. Phn cn li phi bay v H Ni.

Ngy 2/4/1954 sng sm khong 1.00 gi Vng Tha V ch huy S308 tn cng v chim lnh Eliane 2 . Ti 4.00 gi sng 2/T5ND do Tr/y Ph ch huy vi s ym tr ca chin xa v 1 /T2RPC phn cng chim li Eliane 2 nhng v p lc CS qu mnh nn Tr/U Ph phi rt lui. Phi c C119 tham chin ri thm bom napalm gy thit hi nng cho B Binh v cn c Pho cu VM ti Dominique 1 v Eliane 1.

Lc 8.05 gi, Langlais quyt nh rt khi c im Huguette 7 v Huguette 6 phi gnh chu mi tn kch. Bui chiu li, Trung on 165/312 bt u tn chim Huguette 6 do 100 lnh L Dng D trn th nhng khng chim c. Trn chin ko di sut m, Langlais iu ng mt i i L Dng D v 3 Thit Gip ko ln tng vin. Sng ngy 3 thng 4 Vit Minh phi rt lui vi thit hi nng v ho lc chin xa.

Trong m, H Ni th xung in Bin c khong 100 Binh S T1 D thuc i (RCP) tng vin, n v ny thnh lp c im mi l Eliane 3.

Ngy 3/4/1954 Tnh hnh trong cn c rt ti t, mi Tiu on ch cn khong 300 ngi, tng vin nh git khng b p cho s thng vong v o ng. Tinh thn binh s Thi xung rt thp. 12 binh s L Dng ti Huguette 6 o ng.

Lc 19.00 gi, Trung on 165/312 li tn cng Huguette 6. Php phn cng bng chin xa. Hi 22.30 gi li tn cng t na nhng cng khng thnh cng.

Ngy ny Mao Trch ng th cho Bnh c Hoi ph ch tch qun y trung ng ni VM cn thm 4 Trung on Pho Binh v 2 Trung on Cng Binh v phi hon tt hun luyn trong vng 6 thng. VM cn gi nhp ng thm khong 8 ngn lnh chun b tn chim H Ni nm 1955.

Ngy 4/4/1954 trong m, cn c c tng vin 305 qun cu T1 D Thuc i (RCP) ca Thiu T Brechignac, s qun ny thnh lp 2 c im Eliane 10 v D3. Mt s chuyn vin tnh nguyn

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cng c th vo thung lng. 3 t th d (192 ngi) khng thnh cng v s quy ri cu VM ti 2 c im Huguette 6 v Claudine 4.

Lc 9.00 gi, Php khm ph ra v tr sng khng git ca VM ti ni Trc. Pho binh Php tiu dit v tr ny v tm thy trn 200 xc cht ti phi trc Huguette 6.

22.00 gi, chm sng Huguette 6 v Claudine 5. Thi tit xu khng th d T1 c. Tng Thng Hoa K Eisenhower tuyn b khng can thip vo ng Dng

Ngy 5/4/1954 lc 0.30 gi, Huguette 1,2 & 5 b quy ri. S312 tn cng vo Huguette 6. Trn nh ko di ti 2.40 sng. Tng vin Php bt tay c vi n v phng th. Tm thy khong 1000 xc CS, phi Php cng b thit hi nng v pho.

n ngy ny Php cn cc C im Epervier (khu ch huy) Eliane phi ng, Huguette ( 6 n) Ty Bc, H6 u sn bay, H1 gia, H2 v H9 phi Nam. H5 v H4 Ty Nam. gn st B T Lnh l Claudine 5 n v Junon c 3 c im.

Ngy 6/4/1954 Tng Gip hp hi ngh s kt, quyt nh sit cht vng vy v chun b t tn cng mi. o thm giao thng ho, phn chia cc trng im chin lc.

Ngy 7/4/1954 Tiu on 2 L Dng D ( 2e BEP) nhy xung tng vin. Ngy 8/4/1954 Tng Gip ph bin lnh tc chin mi, xin tng vin 25 ngn tn binh v xin

Trung Cng vin tr thm mt Trung on phng khng vi 67 i bc 37 ly. Lc 16.45 gi, Trung on 174/316 di chuyn n trin phi ng cu Eliane 2.. VM o giao

thng ho cnh phi trng v c im Isabelle.

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12/3 Thi do ng ti Huguette 2. Vic r ng ny to nn s nghi ky gia cc S-quan ch huy Php v cc qun nhn Vit nht l T5ND-VN . Hai trong T5ND VN b gii gii v x dng nh lao cng chin trng. 60 lnh VM thuc Trung on 57 b git ti phi Ty Isabelle.

Ngy 9/4/1954 Php ngh trao i t binh b thng, hm sau VM ng nhng ngh 2 i im trao i. Php ng ti mt v tr.

Qun y Trung ng Trung Cng ha cung cp y n dc v chuyn vin k thut v i o cho VM.

2 cu T2 L Dng c th xung in Bin Ph v a n c im D3, mt /T5ND-VN c di chuyn ln Huguette 6. Mt n v Maroc thit lp thm cc c im Liliane.

Ngy 10/4/1954 Php c gng ti chim Eliane 1, giao tranh c lit. T1/2 D (RCP) ln thay T6D. Trong m ny Trung on 98/316 tn cng E1. Bigeard tp trung qun cc Binh S T1D, Bc Phi, Thi v T5ND-VN phn cng ln A1. VM phi rt lui b li 400 xc.

Ngy 11/4/1954 Ch Nht, VM phn cng Eliane 1. Bigeard iu ng 7/2 L Dng D ln tng vin E1.

Php th tng vin thm c 222 qun nhn.

Picture on 20 November 1953. The airborne assault at Dien Bien Phu

Ngy 12/4/1954 Trung on 98/316 ca V Lng li m t tn cng khc vo E1 nhng khng

thnh cng. E1 vn tn ti cho n ngy cui cng. Navarre nghin cu k hoch Condor trit thoi in Bin bng ng b. Ngy 14/4/1954 Phi o b ct t lm 3 v a o, hai c im Huguette 1 & 6 hon ton b c

lp vi Trung Tm. Ngy 15/4/1954 s thng binh Php khng c di tn tr nn t hi: 405 ngi, 286 nm.

Navarre phong De Castrie ln cp Thiu Tng. Ngy 18/4/1954 Langlais quyt nh rt b cn c Huguette 6. Ely chp thun cho Navarre tip

xc mt vi VM khng cn thng bo cho Maurice Dejean. Ngy 19/4/1954 Navarre bo cho Ely bit s c tin tc cu VM trong vng 1 tun. Ngy 22/4/1954 Huguette 1 do L Dng phng th b tn cng. Cng in ku cu cui cng

vo lc 2.30 gi ngy Th Su 23/4/1954. Ngy 23/4/1954 Huguette hon ton tht th lc 2.30 gi sng. Ngy 24/4/1954 Php hi h cu vin M ln na nhng Ngoi Trng Dulles tr li Quc hi

khng chp thun. S phn in Bin coi nh chm dt. Ngy 26/4/1954 Hi Ngh Geneve bt u khai mc gm 9 phe tham d k c VM v QGVN. Ngy 28/4/1954 , Mao Trch ng th cho Bnh c Hoi nu ln mi nguy him Php c th

th d chn ng tip vn v chun b bo v trc tip vn.

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Bc Kinh ha tng vin thm n dc, thc phm v 18 gin phng ho tin 75 ly su nng loi v-kh ti tn xut hin u tin trn chin trng ng Dng.

Trong khi VM c tng cng 25000 tn binh b sung s thit hi trong 1 thng vy hm BP.

Ngy 30/4/1954 Ngy l k nim thnh lp L-Dng ( Camerone). VM pho kch d di vo Isabelle sut 1 gi.

Hng khng mu hm Belleau Wood thay Hng khng mu hm Arromanches. Mang theo phi c F14.( Corsair).

Tnh n ngy ny Php ch cn li 2900 Binh S kho mnh. Ti phi ng Bc cn cc C im Dominique 3 do T2 Thi, T1 Algerien v 1 /T6ND gi. Eliane 1 do mt /T5ND-VN ca Trung y Phm Vn Ph ( 1933-1975) mi c c cch ln i-y v T2/1 D . Ti E4 t B Ch Huy cu Thiu T Brchignac.

(seated left to right) Ren Cogny (holding the cane), Christian de Castries (hatless), and Henri Navarre

Phia bn ngoi , Ti Tuyn ng Bc S on 316, tng cng bi Trung on 9/304 vy chc A 1, C1 & C2.. Tuyn ng S on 312 bao vy cc c im 505,505A,506 507,508 st sng Nm Rm, gn khu vc ch huy cu De Castrie. Trn Tuyn phi Ty S on 308 nh vo Lilie, Claudine. Ti phi Nam S on 304, ngn chn quanh Isabelle khng cho rt qua Lo.

Ng y 1/5/1954 Ngy N im: lc 20.00 gi, sau trn i pho m mn, Cc n v 312 v 316 ng lot tn cng vo cc c im Eliane 1 v Eliane 2. Ti Eliane 1, T2/1 Nhy D cu Trung y Leguere nh xp l c vi VM, 20.15 gi Brechignac cho lnh 1 cu Trung U Periou tng vin. 2.05 gi 1 v D3 b trn ngp.

Trung on 98/316 nh vo C1 vo lc 19.30 gi. Php phn cng x dng c sng phun la, nhng c im vn b tht th trong m.

Lc 20.00 gi, S316 bt u tn cng vo Dominique v chim c c im ny lc 2.07 gi ngy 2/5. v sau chim lun Eliane 1.

Ti Eliane 2, Trung on 174/316 cu Nguyn Hu An tn cng o t vo lc 20.00 gi nhng b y lui, n 2.50 gi li tip tc tn cng ln na nhng vn khng thnh cng. lc 6.45 gi ngy 2/5/1954c im Eliane 2 vn ng vng.

Ti mt trn phi ng, S312 trch nhim tn cng vo c im 505 v Dominique 3 (505A). Hai Tiu on 165 v 166 cu Trung on 209/312 cu Hong Cm tn cng vo 2 c im ny. T6ND cu Thiu T Thomas cng binh s Thi v Algeriens cu Chenel ht sc cm c. Qun Php a qun t c im 507 tng thit ln tip ng. Hong cm phi cho qun tng vin vo mt trn. Lc 4.20

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gi c im D3 b trn ngp. ti y Hong cm cho qun o giao thng ho hng v 2 c im 506 v 507.

Ti mt trn phi Ty hi 20.00 gi ngy 1/5 sau trn i pho d di, Trung on 88/308 tn cng v tr Huguette 5 v 4 phi Ty Bc phi o. Huguette 5 do L Dng trn th , b tn cng lin tc c tun l. n 20.05 gi c im ny b tht th.

Lc 2.00 gi Trung on 36/308 nh vo Huguette 4 , c im ny nm st ngay phi Ty phi o. lc 3.05 gi CS li tn cng t 2 vo H4. Vin binh t H3 v Lilie 2 gip gii to mt s i o ti ti phi Nam nn c im ny vn ng vng.

Ti tuyn Nam, S on 304 ngn chn quanh Isabelle khng cho rt qun qua Lo. Nh thi tit tt B29 M tham chin oanh tc d di cc v tr VM nn cc mt trn c v lng

di. Ngy 3/5/1954 lc 2.50 gi Php c tng cng mt 2/1 D cu Trung y Marcel Edme

vi 107 qun nhn. V c a ln tng vin cho Eliane 2. Ngy 4/5/1954 thm mt 3/1 BCP cu /U Jean Pouget v BCH /T1BCP nhy xung in

Bin Ph . De Castrie c thng bo v k hoch Albatros ( Chim Bin). D tr s bt u lc 20.00 gi

ngy 7/5. VM bit mt phn k hoch ny. Trung on 36/308 v 3T cu Trung on 88 & 102/308 v 1 TD/312 tn chim Lilie ri trn

xung H4. Thiu T Giraud t Huguette cho qun tng vin H4. Ngy 5/5/1954 lc 3.35 gi, C im H4 tht th. Qun VM ch cn cch De Castrie 300m.

Trung cng gi tng vin cho VM 18 gin phng ho tin Katiusha 6 nng. Ngy 6/5/1954 VM dng trn i pho khuy ri Eliane 4, 10 & 12. Lc 20.00 gi ra lnh bt u

tn cng. Hiu lnh l ting n cu 1000 kilo cht n chn ngm di cn c Eliane 2. Cn c ny mi c hon i qun.

Trung on 174/316 s dng 2 Tiu on tn cng chn ng rt v trung tm. ng 20.30 gi, L Qung Ba cho lnh chm ngi n. Nhng mt tn thuc n khng n nh

mi ngi trng i. Nguyn Hu An vn cho n sng. Sau 15 pht dng pho dn ng, b binh bt u xung phong. Giao tranh c lit ti 2 cn c Eliane 2 v 3.

Command staff at Dien Bien Phu From left: Maj. Maurice Guirad (1st Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes/ BEP), Capt. Andr Botella (5th Bataillon de Parachutistes Vietnamiens/ BPVN), Maj. Marcel Bigeard (6th Bataillon de

Parachutistes Coloniaux/ BPC), Capt. Pierre Tourret (8th Assault), Lt. Col. Pierre C. Langlais, Commander at Dien Bien Phu (Groupement Aroport 2), Maj. Hubert de Sguin-Pazzis (Chief of Staff

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Ngy 7/5/1954 lc 3 gi sng ,Trung on 174 chim c hm ch huy, bt sng Pouget v hn 100 t binh. 4.30 gi mt trn mi im ting sng.

Ti c im C2, Php tng cng thm 6 thuc T2 L Dng D v T5ND-VN. Trung on 98 cu V Lng gp s phn khng mnh lit trong tng l-ct v i o. Lng phi iu ng thm vin binh

6.00 gi sng De Castrie xin trit thoi khi cn c v c chp nhn. 7.30 gi S on 316 m t tn cng cui cng chia qun lm 3 mi tin vo C2. Mi ti 9.30

gi mi gii quyt xong cc mc tiu. Hn 600 binh s Php b bt hoc t thng. Phi ng cn c hon ton b tht th.

9.00 gi : tin vin binh t Na Sn b y lui. Tng Gip ra lnh cho cc n v dt im. Ti Eliane 10, Khng qun Php th bom Napalm nhng khng lm cho Trung on 165 b thit

hi nhiu. Ti 507 Hong Cm b cm chn., Bc pha khng ph ni hng ro. Mi ti 15.00 gi mi chim c 507.

Lc 15.00 gi, S312 bt u vt qua cu Mng Thanh nh sang khu trung tm. 17.20 gi Trung on 209/312 vi s tr lc cu Trung on 141/312 tin c vo hm ch huy v bt sng Tng De Castrie.

Ti phi Ty, Trung on Th 102/308 cng dit c Claudine 5 ch cch hm De Castrie 50 m. Na m 7/5/1954, Chnh y L Chng bo co bt sng c i T Lalande v ton b binh s.

Ngy 8/5/1954 tin in Bin Ph tht th sau 56 ngy b vy nh c n nhn nh mt quc tang ti Paris. Lc 16.45 gi ti Hi ngh Geneve v ng Dng, Ngoi trng Php ngh ngng bn tm mt gii php ho bnh. S tn tht : ( Theo ti liu ca BCH Php )

Pha Qun B Binh Php : K t khi u chin dch 20/11/1953 n 7/5/1954 n khi BP tht th tng cng s ngi c tng cng n BP l 15,709 ngi n sau ngy 7/5/1954 cn li b bt lm t binh 11,721 ngi trong ht 4,436 ngi b thng. :Pha VMCS cho php Hng Thp T di tn 858 ngi b thng nng. 4 thng sau, VMCS ch hon tr li cho Php 3,290 ngi, ht 70% cht trong tri t CS.

( 10.998 prisoners, 7.708 dead or missing 3.290 survivors. ) * V Khng qun Php b tn tht : - 48 phi c b ph hy ( 28 chic ang bay, 20 trn phi o ) - 167 phi c b h hi.., 2 trc thng b ph hy. - 15 cht, 33 b bt, 6 mt tch. * V Hi Qun Php tn tht : - 8 phi c b ph hy, 19 chic b h hi. - 6 phi cng tc chin cht. - 2 phi cng b bt. * V pha M : - 1 phi c C119 b bn ri. - 2 phi cng cht v 1 b thng nng. * V pha VMCS. c lng khong 8,000 cht t 15,000 n 20,000 mt tch, c th cht v thng tt khng c chm sc. ( theo s c lng ca ngi Php) * T binh

Theo Jane Hamilton-Merritt th vo ngy 8 thng 3, sau khi Vit Minh kim tra s t binh th c 11.721 binh lnh qun i Lin hip Php b bt (bng 1/3 s t binh b bt trong c cuc chin), trong 4.436 ngi b thng. Trong s ngi b bt lm t binh c 3.290 ngi (phn ln mang quc tch Php) c tr t do. C nhng ngi Hmng b nhng ngi Cng sn Vit Nam bt gi t nm 1954 cho ti tn 25 nm sau, nm 1979 khi Trung Quc c chin tranh vi Vit Nam mi c tr t do, chng hn nh Yang Mi Cha b Vit Minh bt gi khi ng ta ang phng th S ch huy in Bin Ph. Ti liu tham kho : - Dien Bien Phu trn website www.dienbienphu.org/english/index.htm.

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