Battle of Hanoi (1946)
On December 19, 1946, Viet Minh soldiers detonated explosives in Hanoi, and the ensuing battle, known as the Battle of Hanoi marked the opening salvo of the First Indochina War.
| Battle of Hanoi Hanoi during 60 Days and Nights of Blood and Flowers | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Indochina War | |||||||||
Viet Minh soldier Nguyen Van Thieng holding a lunge mine at Hàng Đậu Street on December 1946. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| French Union | Viet Minh | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Louis Morlière Pierre-Louis Débes | Vương Thừa Vũ | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| French Far East Expeditionary Corps |
Hanoi Youth Militia Corps Suburban People's Armed Militia Capital Regiment: 128 | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 6,000 men: 127 | 2,000 militia, 1,000-2,000 regulars : 130 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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160 soldiers and 100 civilians killed 230 civilians missing | Several hundred killed: 134 | ||||||||
Battle of Hanoi Location within Vietnam | |||||||||
| History of Hanoi |
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| Timeline |
| Vietnam portal |
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