Mường Pồn

Mường Pồn
—  Commune and village  —
Mường Pồn
Location in Vietnam
Coordinates:
Country  Vietnam
Province Dien Bien Province
District Dien Bien District
Time zone UTC+7 (UTC+7)

Mường Pồn is a commune (xã) and village of the Dien Bien District of Dien Bien Province, northwestern Vietnam. Less than 4 kilometres from the Lao border, it lies along National Route 12, north by road from Dien Bien Phu. A garrison was located here during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu,[1] relieved by Pierre Langlais on 12-13 December 1953.[2] The village was burned to the ground.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nguyêñ, Q. Thăńg; Nguyêñ, Bá Thê (1991). Nhân vật lịch sử Việt Nam, từ điển. Nhà xuá̂t bản Văn hóa. http://books.google.com/books?id=731uAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 12 October 2011. 
  2. ^ Nguyên Giáp Võ (1970). The military art of people's war. Monthly Review Press. p. 124. http://books.google.com/books?id=_rRuAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 12 October 2011. 
  3. ^ Pham, Thanh Tam (2005). Drawing under fire: war diary of a young Vietnamese artist. Asia Ink. p. 181. http://books.google.com/books?id=W5bpAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 12 October 2011. 
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