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First Indochina War

Giáp moved the 308th and 312th Divisions

Saturday Jan 13, 1951
Vietnam

On January 13, 1951, Giáp moved the 308th and 312th Divisions, made up of over 20,000 men, to attack Vĩnh Yên, 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Hanoi, which was manned by the 6,000-strong 9th Foreign Legion Brigade.


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