tv The Indochina War Deutsche Welle September 28, 2024 10:15am-11:00am CEST
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19451954 friends. we used a merciless war more than 9000 kilometers from paris. this devastating war was marked by bargaining and the trail, idealism and disillusionment. it was a battle for freedom and subjugation, full of hope and pain. this war devastated the country costs hundreds of thousands of human lives and initiated the collapse of the french colonial empire. it was a war with many facets, colonial war, a war of independence and the cold war. a war that's been almost forgotten today, the
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for more than 17 years, france exploited into china a colony which included cambodia, allows and vietnam. after world war 2, the leader and funder of the communist. the admin, which has been declared being the means independence war and sued the french army initially score numerous victories. it was gradually overwhelmed by the guerrilla warfare waged by humans and fighters. in 1949, the communist seized power in china, turning point bowed c to offered, which human, logistical, and military support the colonial war became a cold war conflict. although french public opinion was critical of this distant war, french leaders were intent of continuing the fight. listen to that power as
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urgently needed fresh impetus in 1951, paris sent its most prestigious generals into china world war 2 huge on deluxe to tiffany. as soon as he arrived the lot to summon his officers, i've come to save you because you other ones getting killed. no more surrendering from now on. you will be on the mike amount. the deluxe travel through indo china, ordering dismissals, establishing new rules, as well as making adjustments among the troops. deluxe took a tough line with it, earned him respect. the soldiers had one to the leader, and they've got one but the vin were unimpressed by deluxe. the arrival on the 25th of december 1950 general, and when jeff,
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as to major offensive into the north of the country theme was to take how noise the equipped by china 5, the been divisions attacked poorly, fortified french defensive positions held by insufficient units. the situation was critical. as soon as he arrived, deluxe personally assumed command of operations, he sent all the available troops into the battle, even requisitioning civilian aircraft to transport some units to the front. the soldiers had rarely traveled so well. the
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general could also rely on new types of munitions supplied by the united states. meet jelly gasoline, the spread death and panic among the enemy, the vin sites here. cool. then she recalled the plains dice, and all hell breaks loose before my eyes and immense plain spreading. for hundreds of meters, sewing to her right in the ranks of the competence. nay, palm find phoning from the sky. i'm in a flaming account. back in the meantime, we'd be deployed in vietnam for 3 decades. the
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the in boot reported. flames run faster than the dance overtaking and engulfing hundreds. perhaps thousands of them. the deluxe didn't shy away from implying this terrifying weapon in the name of peace. he was not afraid of international criticism. and for good reason, the use of the palm by us forces in korea, revolt new reaction whatsoever. there is no such thing as a just war. the deluxe delta crushing to speak to the admin lost more than 8000 men in this battle
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. he also 100 friends, its 1st major victory since the war began. the french soldiers that being given a boost. from that point on the troops, led by a prestigious leader, were no longer fighting for the coldness. they believed they were also fighting for a free world. the deluxe met with the leaders of the countries of french indo. china came the don't see, a nuke of cambodia and specifying baton, a prime minister of laos. he wanted to assure them of francis support and keep them out of the conflict. he made a public appearance, was followed by the vietnamese head of state to underline his support for him. the deluxe wanted to include the vietnamese and the fight against communism. he set about establishing a meeting to meet national army. the 10s of thousands signed up to fight alongside
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friends against the admin. by 1949, the force number 25000 and soon exceeded 830000 men, trained and led by french officers. training is tough. what do you mean? do you need the muscles of steel to approach the enemy? and so i assume you put in any lapse of steel to lie and wait for them. i am 9 with whom am i to take them down to sign of the the right moment. me to do needs coming out to intuit, days and nights of hard labor. and then the china also has a defining animal as it is. but you have to submit it yourself with a knife and you want to handle to get it so that you can surprise the enemy's count, coughing with the 2. and then from the in september 1951 deluxe blue to the united states,
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the war was costing from several 1000000000. frank, today is a most super sweet, the powerful united states to contribute to funds. the general managed to term the american media you have received at the white house by president truman. the. the mission was a success. washington bumped up that support considerably. from then on it, which finance 40 percent of the war a share that would increase over time. the deluxe gamble paid off, he managed to contain the via admin and boost. the armies were on us showered him with dollars. a french supported v, as in these national army, entered the free news
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. but the deluxe kept a cool head. chap still had chinese course at his disposal. the french general warned. there may be disasters in indo china, but there on the mirror the, the general would not be there to witness either. diagnosed with cancer in november 1951. he returned to paris where he died. 2 months later, ever since that began, the war was subject to constant flux about dies french train via the muse national army that confronted which he means people's army will be at now. the cold war had degenerated into
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a civil war. hundreds of thousands of people were torn apart on both sides. never had the country being so divided the in the communist camp. a process of radicalization was underway. following the example of china, the movement was strengthening its grip on the population's under its control, which fell into line willingly or by force. the ministry of public security launched targeted repressive measures against undesirables to win the support of the peasant masses. an agrarian reform was adopted behind the propaganda images promoting the redistribution of land. a large scale occurred was taking place. any citizen suspected of disloyalty, was illuminated,
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the wouldn't come to one of the of the muse. ma'am, said peasants with realty and forced to denounce the crimes of landlords before the people's, quote, the quote, had the power to pronounce. that sentence is an a platoon, carried out the executioners on the spot. in some places the condemned was stone times lifted dies, thirst, and hunger for even buried the lines thousands died in the perch, tens of thousands of feet and these were sent to camps. many, never to return the the columnist ignore this precious idle confrontation. they generally resided in the cities and no inside gone. they were still able to enjoy sunny days in the
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midst of the chaos, the se, the most absolutely widely began to pack up the major companies 1st and foremost an illusion of tranquillity. soldier, all of them, man land, bruce in his diary, a 20th century kilometers from henry. we only leads the road without company's width ends in hon. it's clear proof that behind the front there's nothing but emptiness, gloves, and incompetence. even if we win this war, we will have to leave indo china. a lucidity that political leaders lacked by 1953. france was in deep crisis. on the military front,
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the war was proving to be unwinnable, even with american aid. on the political front, bol die had failed to win over his people intelligent but tactless. it seemed obvious that he was an idle leader in the service of the french. he had the suit, but like the substance, the political deadlock was evident the back and the homeland. the french were unhappy. the public had grown weary of chronically unstable government and the cost of the war. all the more so when a new scandal was uncovered and the official exposed the true extent of the illicit trade and asked was the currency of french into china. settlers and soldiers were pocketing the difference between the special and actual race of exchange. but they weren't the only ones. ministers, deputies and bankers were also involved,
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were still the investigation revealed vin took advantage of the system to buy weapons on the international market. that was the final straw. the political and military crisis was becoming a crisis of confidence. the french didn't want to hear another word about this bloody war, which is ruining the country, and only benefiting the profit tiers. after 7 years of blame this in indecision, frances leaders finally understood. they had to negotiate. they wanted to do so for a position of strength. the government placed that space and only lean of uh, a brilliant eric in general. he knew nothing of right into china and was chosen for that very reason to appraise the situation from a new perspective. the emission was to inflict such heavy losses on the enemy that france would be able to dictate the conditions during talks. the,
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the name i of the 17th prime minister since the outbreak of the conflict gave him a single instruction. find an honorable way out. no har opted for an insignificant airbase used during world war 2 and located right in the middle of the admin territory. a low plane of 65 square kilometers, surrounded by mountains, bnb into navarre planned to set up a headquarters in the centre, $4.00 to $5.00 posts with female names, with guarantees protection. the general navarre was assisted by general, and e, connie, the ambiance who base would be commanded by colonel cristilla and custody. the
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november 1953, thousands of powdered troopers were dropped to take over the basin, the part from a few injured person. now the operation went off without a hitch. the shortly afterwards, a runway was built. a steady stream of plains dropped off the soldiers artillery and engineers. the motor space became a huge camp with trenches bunkers, even a field hospital the the
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ha wanted to construct a formidable beast to lu or general jeff. to launch a hasty attack the some soldiers were not at ease with this idea. in the good dec route. again, lieutenant, ourselves like a gun which comes with the prey. attracting developments. i guess i don't really like your situation. the huge network of more than 200000 civilians transported supplies and equipment over a distance of almost 700 kilometers. but it was mainly chinese and soviet trucks that brought with ends and foot supplies close to the hills.
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the in january 1954, the french wishes confidently for the assault. the base was ready, victory was beyond typed. the camp leader could of the country even dropped the leaflets to provoke general jeff, the general while you're waiting to start this battle, don't you'll success have you lost faith in the value of your generals and the enthusiasm of your troops? come on, i'm waiting for you. for general, jack kept
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a cool head. can you prefer to meticulously prepare for battle during this a defeat to be devastating? and who is human? have given him clear orders that fights unless you're sure you're going to win. otherwise, refrain the time was on the via inside. 27000 tons of material were transported to the fax. those are the bicycles were also using the operation alongside soviet trucks, issue of bicycles. that'd be an exported on mass to viet nam,
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since the 19 thirty's and jeff joe, that the bicycle had been the most decisive soldier in the battle. the french were neither death nor blamed as thanks to their intelligent services. they knew what to expect. faced with the influx of the admin reinforcements, general navarre began to have doubts. he wrote to paris, the one replied, still, the french general didn't back down the student almost 50000 vietnamese spacers that surrounded the 12000 soldiers of the french army. the . well the knives were being sharpened, the diplomats were keeping busy in geneva, the super powers prepared a high level conference on korea and the,
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and the appellate enough to own the bottle of the m b into team it just the right time was the v at min and friends wanted to win, so that they consist of the negotiating table as the victors, the on the 13th of march, 1954 japs army was ready by 15 pm. all hell broke loose, the strong point, beatrice. 2.5 kilometers from the headquarters was overrun,
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whose commander was killed and video communications severed the overnight, the defense has collapsed. vin artillery was more powerful than expected, concealed in hillsides ending caves. it was undetectable. on the 15th of march, it was post. gabrielle turned to fall general shaw piece of head of the french artillery didn't believe the admin would be able to position their guns on the sloops committed suicide after realizing his mistake. the by this is the 4 french battalions were out of action. the valley was being pounded with shells. the fire power was
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supposed to be the trump card at the french, but it was the vietnamese who had it the, the air feels defenses were quickly destroyed. aircraft could no longer land. the only way to supply the base was through power shoot, drops the vin onto aircraft defense has prevented any accurate ear. drops the vin launched wave after wave of assaults, even if it been dying by the hundreds. the ultimate sacrifice for their country are simply to save themselves. the
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one of them said. then you shall find from the enemy continues to full. the only way out is to charge forward with die. if we stay down anyway, it was leap from shelters. running at full speed, wants to bob's wife in front of the breach. the didn't want to do the planning on top of to tell you this data, when did the piece with fierce resistance from the french, the admin change tactics. every night fighters dug trenches in the direction of enemy positions. the
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v in the me, soldier reports that we were in searching the enemy on all sides. the galleries dogged by all infantrymen, was so close to the bob. while the french cousins joined the trenches. the attackers overwhelmed the french forces. and what remained of the bunkers resistance continued, there were rumors that the americans would support the war efforts the free world would hold out at us then dispatched its chief of staff to washington, the process chief of staff with president eisenhower and that no radford general upon a lee here for conferences on the indo china war to which the rest allocated 1w2cw
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dollars last year. chief topic of conversation in though china is critical battle at the end. beautiful general in the cold for the deployment of american bombers from the pacific fleet to safety and the end to the, the president dwight eisenhower and congress didn't agree to the request. the operation was never carried out the in the lowlands, the wounded lead, dying and couldn't be evacuated. soldier, lucy and the project for called, living in the dead mingle in the mount. the s thinks nothing to eat. 20 hours of 9 is my friend who was cutting half by shell. it took 2 hours for him to dial. the
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steals hospital. doctors had to select the men they could say. dr. kalonde reported the complaints the screams, the cool was the groans, the ringing of the telephone mixed with a den outside filled my e. as in a police rates my thoughts for not moments on i wasn't sure whether it was night till day with her. i was hungry up dusty with her. i was a live or a character from a nightmare. the odd as you thought she was. there was great excitement in geneva and that's where you do ideas assures me to. it was received by a friend, the crown, the further delays, the late enough to be on that old headquarters of the league of nations with the meat. when he left the opening is overshadowed by the situation in html pool. that will be a chief underneath the result. you need to know or 3 dollar payment is while the
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but the shortly before the conference opened, us secretary of state john foster, dulles. this is french kind of part george to do without really thinking, he suggested deploying 2 atomic bombs. the french foreign minister objected the phone was who to inflict too many french casualties. i could plunge the world into an abyss. the indians, who was one of the most dangerous moments of the cold war, the botox continued the final offense that began on the 1st of may 1954 hold up in a shelter because lee was powerless. on the 7th of me, the telephone general committee, their last conversation was recorded the
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defending themselves, tooth and nail, to hold out for as long as possible with what i have left my general in a group of you. all right, my friend could we save any ammunition? that's the problem. we've got nothing left, a $120.00 to a $150.00 pounds. all right, my friend. i'll talk and call you beforehand. did buy it as cheap to buy general news after 56 days of siege on the 7th of may 1954 because the order to cease har, the bmw who had fallen,
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the french soldier recalled sudden silence. i felt like i was dead. the, the battle of d n. b into ended in a catastrophic defeat. for france, the trap set to conquer the vin proved to be the french troops on doing the friend suffered more than $3500.00 dead and missing. a more than 10000 french soldiers were taken prisoner. the vietnamese also suffered more than $20000.00 dead and injured about where victorious french military leaders made several mistakes and was fatal.
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they completely underestimated the admin. the french did not believe the few min had the logistical capabilities to build up in a supply and offensive army of several tens of thousands of men in the middle of the jungle, nor the strategic ability to defeat the french army in open battle. the engine eva, use that the dispute must have come with a worst time the indians who was supposed to give friends the upper hand and
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talks, but instead it was in a position of weakness. foreign ministers, george, they do who is negotiating with the police, and i see on the route front, enters the negotiations with a tube tubs and a 3 of diamonds. the consequences of this disaster were also found in france. the fall of the and trench camp brought down the 20 s government of the 4th republic and propelled pm and as friends into the limelight, the he'd been advocating talk since 1950. his time had finally come. on the 18th of june, 1954 pm and as problems know, prime minister went to geneva to negotiate the dimensions we have been able to chief to con. we wanted to a chief executive, namely to restore peace in the east that fail. nobody else could. you waive
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the mendez from still the french national assembly that has really agreement wasn't reached within 30 days. he would resign as prime minister the talk centered on a possible partition of vietnam and an immediate cease fire. whole parties were keen to push through their respective demands and exerted great pressure on funds and on the chief negotiator sent by who chief been on the 21st of july 1954 a few hours before the ultimatum was due to expire. and the agreement was finally reached at 3 20 pm, the units based off in a very service time, in the highly domestic, honestly, due general, most of the time to sign the documents ending the war in vietnam compton. and he
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was to talk on the who signed on behalf of the fee of the agreement of forced to finance to make the full concession was made. but these getting nothing more painful. and the loss of 9000 french soldiers on the titan this week, because we don't have a gale to solve this. mendez problems suited real political courage. he enabled friends to withdraw from the conflict. now isn't it that they no reason and piece of my own? let's just remember to get to know so unfortunately we don't with time. those who have been wounded mostly with a physic can't afford the honest good. i don't need to express my feedback with me because i feel the same way you'd just so so level a ceasefire was finally signed like germany, berlin, and korea. vietnam was temporarily divided into 2 zones on either side of the 17th power. allow northville to the admin of the service became
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a republic under american protection. the sovereignty of cambodia and laos was also recognized. the prisoners who'd be languishing in camps for several months for gradually exchanged of the $10000.00 french prisoners. the 3rd perished slots are committed by the v at men in defiance of international humanitarian law. the,
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the team. indeed, himself, a soviet style parade for the victory came with a price of the population have gained independence. it was also burdened with new chains which has been established a communist regime with close links to the soviet union and the people's republic of china, the in a mass exodus almost a 1000000 via the means fled to the side of the poverty and intolerance. the they gave up their possessions and left the country as quickly as they could.
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the french troops were also evacuated french, legionnaires, the soldiers from france and the colonies were transferred to other wars, and the vietnamese, you felt in the french army were abandoned. one officer lead us on my route. most vietnamese people didn't say anything. they just looked at us. where shame if they'd cubis then we'd have full rights. the one of them said to me, so captain, you'll giving up on us. i said nothing. the,
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the settlers left the country and turned their backs and the lives they built. there. the model calling the came to an end. some via the civilians were evacuated to france, quickly forgotten. they symbolize what franz wanted to conceal. his defeat, the, in the end several 100000 soldiers died and the indo china war most and the vietnamese site, the number of civilian deaths is still unknown. estimates range from over 100000. to a 1000000, the lady can a greek tragedy. both sides lost the friends wanted to maintain its colonial empire, but it collapsed. and this defeat sparks and uprising in algeria. the
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admin had won the war and gained independence. but those living in the north now had to live under the yoke of a harsh regime. the, the, the americans replace the french and the region. they were to make exactly the same mistakes, initiate an even greater blog bass, and suffer an even deeper trauma. the, the indo china war was followed by the vietnam war. the
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