70th Anniversary Ceremony Of Dien Bien Phu Battle

DIEN BIEN PHU, VIETNAM - MAY 7: Men dressed as frontline workers dating from the First Indochina War parade by a poster of the late Vietnam's general Vo Nguyen Giap as Vietnam marks the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Dien Bien Phu battle on May 7, 2024 in Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien Province, Vietnam. More than 12,000 participants are set to take part in the 70th-anniversary ceremony of the Dien Bien Phu battle, a significant event in the First Indochina War, which will culminate in a grand parade on May 7 at Dien Bien Province's stadium, featuring the air force, fireworks force, and parade force. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was one of the most major confrontations in the First Indochina War, fought between the Viet Minh Communist Revolutionaries and the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps. Lasting from March 13 to May 7, 1954, this decisive battle ended with a victory for the Vietnamese side, effectively terminating the French presence in Indochina and leading to the signing of the Geneva Accords. (Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images)