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.

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Na San canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality ⓘ
settlement ⓘ
associatedWithMilitaryDoctrine hedgehog defense ⓘ
battleDate 1952 ⓘ
conflict First Indochina War ⓘ
controlledBy French Union forces ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Na San ⓘ
hasNearbyInfrastructure Na San airport (disused for periods) ⓘ
Na San airstrip ⓘ
historicalSignificance key French defensive success against Viet Minh offensive in 1952 ⓘ
inspired fortified airhead concept later used at Điện Biên Phủ ⓘ
locatedIn northwestern Vietnam ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sơn La Province ⓘ
locatedInRegion Northwest region of Vietnam ⓘ
locatedNear Sơn La city ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Asia ⓘ
militaryRole French defensive strongpoint ⓘ
notableFor Battle of Na San ⓘ
opposedBy Viet Minh ⓘ
partOf French Indochina ⓘ
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 ⓘ
usedFor military operations and logistics during French Indochina period ⓘ

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