Mường Pồn

Commune and village in Điện Biên, Vietnam

21°33′N 103°1′E / 21.550°N 103.017°E / 21.550; 103.017Country

VietnamProvinceĐiện BiênDistrictĐiện BiênTime zoneUTC+07:00 (Indochina Time)

Mường Pồn is a commune (xã) and village of the Điện Biên District of Điện Biên Province, northwestern Vietnam. Less than 4 kilometres from the Lao border, it lies along National Route 12, north by road from Dien Bien Phu.

History

A small French force was located here before the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.^[1] After a two-day siege, it fell to the Viet Minh on 12 December 1953, despite an attempt to relieve the garrison by Pierre Langlais.^[2] The village was burned to the ground.^[3]

References

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