Na San
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Na San is a locality in northwestern Vietnam known primarily as the site of a major French defensive victory over the Viet Minh during the First Indochina War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Na San canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryDoctrine | hedgehog defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| conflict | First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | French Union forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| hasHistoricalEvent | Battle of Na San NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
Na San airport (disused for periods)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Na San airstrip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key French defensive success against Viet Minh offensive in 1952 ⓘ |
| inspired | fortified airhead concept later used at Điện Biên Phủ ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Sơn La Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northwest region of Vietnam ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sơn La city ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| militaryRole | French defensive strongpoint ⓘ |
| notableFor | Battle of Na San NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Viet Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Indochina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of the First Indochina War ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicFunction | air-supplied fortified camp ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
hilly terrain
ⓘ
valleys suitable for airstrip construction ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| usedBy | French Far East Expeditionary Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | military operations and logistics during French Indochina period ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.