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The '''First Indochina War''' (c. December 1946 - August 1, 1954) was a [[war]] fought in the French colony of [[French Indochina]], resulting in a [[Viet Minh]] victory. The French employed [[French Foreign Legion|LE]] troops almost exclusively. The First Indochina War culminated in the [[Battle of Dien Bien Phu]], which resulted in a Viet Minh victory, largely due to direct aid from [[Red China]].

| conflict    =First Indochina War

| date        =December 19, 1946-August 1, 1954

| combatant1  =[[France]]<br>[[South Vietnam|Vietnam]]<br>[[Cambodia]]<br>[[Laos|Kingdom Laos]]

| combatant2  =[[North Vietnam]]<br>[[Pathet Lao]]<br>'''Supported by:'''<br>[[Soviet Union]]

| commander2  =[[Ho Chi Minh]]

The '''First Indochina War''' was a war in [[Indochina]] between the [[France|French]] who ruled it and the Vietminh who were communist rebels. [[Stalin]] sent tons of weapons to [[Mao]], who gave them to the Vietminh and trained them in using these. In response, the [[United States]] sent the French artillery, tanks, and planes. At first the French won, but at Dien Bien Phu the Vietminh attacked a road to this fort and forced its surrender by firing Chinese artillery. The French soon left. [[North Vietnam]] became a communist dictatorship, [[South Vietnam]] a free republic.  

Not long after the French were expelled, the Second Indochina War began (see [[Vietnam War]]).  

Not long after the French were expelled, the [[Vietnam War]] started.  

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