Viet Minh regular divisions
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The Viet Minh regular divisions were the main conventional military forces of the Vietnamese independence movement, organized and equipped to fight large-scale battles against French colonial troops during the First Indochina War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conventional armed forces
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| allegiance | Ho Chi Minh government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | General Headquarters of the Viet Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Viet Minh guerrilla forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viet Minh regional units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineInfluence |
Maoist people's war theory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet military doctrine ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Hoa Binh NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Na San NERFINISHED ⓘ Border Campaign of 1950 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipmentSource |
Chinese-supplied weapons
ⓘ
captured French weapons ⓘ |
| formationPeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| goal | end French colonial rule in Indochina ⓘ |
| ideology |
Vietnamese nationalism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Vo Nguyen Giap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
French Far East Expeditionary Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Union forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Communist Party of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Staff of the Viet Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Viet Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTask | conduct large-scale battles against French colonial troops ⓘ |
| receivedSupportFrom |
People's Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedSupportType |
logistical assistance
ⓘ
military training ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Viet Minh guerrilla forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viet Minh regional forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | main conventional military forces of the Vietnamese independence movement ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Viet Minh intelligence network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viet Minh logistics units ⓘ Viet Minh political commissars ⓘ |
| theater |
Annam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cochinchina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1949–1954 ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | bases in southern China ⓘ |
| transitionedInto | People's Army of Vietnam regular divisions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
combined-arms operations
ⓘ
conventional warfare ⓘ mobile warfare ⓘ |
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