April 7, 1954: The Commander of the US Air Force and the Pacific region proposed to meet with Navarre to discuss the specific plan to bomb Dien Bien Phu.

Our trenches gradually moved around the Red Flu Sector. Pierre Langlais ordered his soldiers to fill our trenches and filled 20m of trenches.

Scene of French soldiers parachuting into Dien Bien Phu, Photo: VNA

France sent 11 C119 planes to parachute food and ammunition supplies to Dien Bien Phu.

French soldiers at Dien Bien Phu

At base 208 (Huguette 2), 70 Thai soldiers from Company 12, Thai Battalion 3 deserted. The French army had to send forces to base 208 to disarm the Thai company, and the French officers commanding this company were transferred to reinforce Company 1, Puppet Battalion 5.

General René Cogny (with cane), Christian de Castries (without hat), and General Henri Navarre (center).

In Paris, General Partridge - Commander of the US Air Force in the Pacific region proposed to meet with General Navarre to discuss specifically Vautour's plan to massively bomb Dien Bien Phu.

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