Diên Biên Phu 7 - Huguette Phase One - Campaign Series Vietnam 1948-1967
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| Rating: | 0 (0) |
| Games Played: | 0 |
| SM: | 3 |
| Turns: | 12 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | France |
| Second Side: | N. Vietnam |
David Galster
2 April 1954
[Diên Biên Phu, Indochina]: [SIDE B / H2H] [HIS] [CSL]:
The French western sector was under pressure from 17 March when Anne-Marie was abandoned.
Francoise was the next strongpoint lost when Thai auxiliaries of CSM 413 deserted 1 April. During the early morning of 1 April Viet Minh mortars opened fire on Huguette 7.
In a ploy to exploit Viet inability to adjust to unforeseen situations, the Captain of the 1st Company 5BPVN pulled out of the northern and central portions of H7 and withdrew to the southern bunker.
The Viets moved into the positions, but with little room to maneuver. French artillery blasted them with high explosives.
At dawn, the Vietnamese paratroopers regained H7.
In the late evening of 1 April, the 36th Regiment of the VM 308 Division renewed their attacks on H7 and the 165th Regiment of the 312th Division began attacking H6.
By 0400 2 April, swarms of Viet Minh were inside H7. In bitter hand-to-hand fighting, a mixed group of paratroopers, Legionnaires, and Thai auxiliaries held through the darkness in a corner bunker. The Legionnaire commander of 1/2REI sent an ad hoc relief force which included three tanks. The Viet Minh infantry began to fall back.
At daylight, H7 was back in French hands. However, the Viet Minh were still strong, and had recoilless rifles at Ann-Marie, which could continuously fire on H7.
At 0800, French high command decided to abandon H7.
Thus, Huguettes phase one finished with the Viet Minh taking a French strongpoint.
[ALL, NO VV] [CSEE] [1.00]
2 April 1954
[Diên Biên Phu, Indochina]: [SIDE B / H2H] [HIS] [CSL]:
The French western sector was under pressure from 17 March when Anne-Marie was abandoned.
Francoise was the next strongpoint lost when Thai auxiliaries of CSM 413 deserted 1 April. During the early morning of 1 April Viet Minh mortars opened fire on Huguette 7.
In a ploy to exploit Viet inability to adjust to unforeseen situations, the Captain of the 1st Company 5BPVN pulled out of the northern and central portions of H7 and withdrew to the southern bunker.
The Viets moved into the positions, but with little room to maneuver. French artillery blasted them with high explosives.
At dawn, the Vietnamese paratroopers regained H7.
In the late evening of 1 April, the 36th Regiment of the VM 308 Division renewed their attacks on H7 and the 165th Regiment of the 312th Division began attacking H6.
By 0400 2 April, swarms of Viet Minh were inside H7. In bitter hand-to-hand fighting, a mixed group of paratroopers, Legionnaires, and Thai auxiliaries held through the darkness in a corner bunker. The Legionnaire commander of 1/2REI sent an ad hoc relief force which included three tanks. The Viet Minh infantry began to fall back.
At daylight, H7 was back in French hands. However, the Viet Minh were still strong, and had recoilless rifles at Ann-Marie, which could continuously fire on H7.
At 0800, French high command decided to abandon H7.
Thus, Huguettes phase one finished with the Viet Minh taking a French strongpoint.
[ALL, NO VV] [CSEE] [1.00]
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