Stock Photo - Apr. 04, 1954 - The battle of Dien Bien Phu as seen from the air: Tanks and infantry attacking from the French fortress of Dien Bien Phu recently wiped out a Viet Minh rebel battalion which set up guns in two villages a mile away to the west. The French report that a thousand rebel dead were counted. They claim that French losses were slight fewer than 30 being killed. The attack began on Sunday morning with a direct approach march across the Dien Bien Phu plain from the central French defensive position airfield, west of the airfield. Photo Shows Picture just received shows and aerial view during the Dien Bien Phu battle. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)