Who led the Viet Minh in victory at Dien Bien Phu?

• A. Vo Nguyen Giap
• B. Ho Chi Minh
• C. Nguyen Van Linh
• D. Le Duan

Answer: (A)

Vo Nguyen Giap was the battlefield commander who masterminded the Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu. He organized a meticulous siege plan, assembling a strong artillery-based attack and surrounding the French fortress to cut off their supplies and air support. Giap’s genius lay in turning limited resources into a decisive, sustained assault that forced the French surrender, demonstrating his skill as a military strategist and commander.

Ho Chi Minh was the political leader behind the movement, not the field commander at Dien Bien Phu. Nguyen Van Linh and Le Duan were prominent Vietnamese political leaders in later years, not the leaders of this particular military victory.