📅 25 December 1950
The Việt Minh opened a campaign across the central Red River Delta, seeking to disrupt French control and stretch forces protecting the Hanoi-Hải Phòng corridor. The campaign formed part of the...
📅 23 March 1951
The Việt Minh began a campaign against French positions along Route 18, a strategic transport and mining corridor in the northeast. The campaign tested French defenses while drawing on the growing...
📅 7 April 1951
The operation ended after sustained attacks on French defenses between Phả Lại and Uông Bí. Tactical outcomes were mixed, but the campaign kept French forces under pressure and was part of a wider...
📅 29 September 1951
Việt Minh units opened an offensive toward Nghĩa Lộ in the northwest. The campaign forced French commanders to respond across difficult terrain and linked military operations to the contested...
📅 14 October 1952
The Việt Minh began the Tây Bắc campaign, targeting French positions and colonial authority in the northwest. Operations in this region relied on support networks and knowledge of mountainous terrain,...
📅 17 October 1952
Việt Minh forces captured Nghĩa Lộ, disrupting the outer French defense system in the northwest. The victory compelled French forces to redeploy and helped shape the decision to fortify Nà Sản as an...
📅 24 June 1954
Near An Khê, Việt Minh forces ambushed French Mobile Group 100 on Route 19. The attack showed that France’s declining position extended beyond Điện Biên Phủ and that road control remained precarious...
