Last Stand on H7 CBI (id:#57158)

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Dien Bien Phu, French Indochina 1954-04-02 (1 other)

Overview:

The northwestern-most strongpoint of the position known to the French garrison as Huguette, was H7. It had a stra-shaped layout and was the strongpoint closest to the now abandoned Anne Marie position. The decision to abandon Anne Marie had come in the wake of the fall of strongpoint Gabrielle. Now H7 was subjected to increased enemy pressure. At 0400 hours on the 2nd of April, elements of the elite 308th Division launched a determined attack against the bedraggled defenders of H7. The Viet Minh easily breached the position's barbed wire entanglements and minefields and soon had the badly outnumbered French, Thai and Vietnamese defenders pushed into a corner of the position. Just when all seemed lost, a relief force arrived . . . Last Stand on H7 features a massed and determined Night attack by Elite PAVN troops, supported by Artillery on a small French garrison in a battered fortification that has seen better days. The French can expect help from a strong relief force.

Defender: French (Ad Hoc Remnants of the H7 Garrison and Relief force consisting of elements of 1st Coy, 5th BPVN, 4th Coy, 1/2 REI)  

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