Battle of Dien Bien Phu Crossword

5. Surrounding enemy forces to trap them.
7. Military leader in charge of troops.
8. Nguyen Giap Military leader of the Viet Minh forces.
9. Soldiers dropped from aircraft by parachute.
12. European country trying to keep control of Vietnam.
14. Bien Phu Valley in northwestern Vietnam where the famous battle took place.
15. Long narrow ditches dug for soldier protection.
18. Surprise attack from a hidden position.
20. Organized fight against foreign rule.
21. Reinforced shelter used during combat.
22. Freedom from foreign control.

1. Strongly defended military position.
2. Control of one country by another foreign power.
3. Agreement to stop fighting.
4. guns used to fire shells over long distances.
6. Political ideology supported by many Viet Minh leaders.
8. Minh Vietnamese independence movement that fought the French.
10. Extra soldiers or supplies sent to help in battle.
11. Indochina Name of the French-controlled region including Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
13. Southeast Asian country fighting for independence from France.
16. Group of troops stationed at a military base.
17. Military tactic of surrounding and cutting off an enemy position.
19. Lines Routes used to transport food, weapons, and supplies.