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Combat Footage: French Indochina War

Number of military casualties in the French Indochina War:

— Viet Minh – 500,000 killed (est.)

— French Union Forces – 89,797 killed and MIA

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Posted on January 31, 2013 in Asia, History, Video, Vietnam, War

Tagged Dien Bien Phu, French Foreign Legion, French Indochina, North Vietnam, North Vietnamese, South Vietnam, Viet Minh, Vietminh, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War

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