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Ho Chi Minh
Communist activist Ho Chi Minh secretly returns to Vietnam after 30 years in exile and organizes a nationalist organization known as the Viet Minh (Vietnam Independence League). -
Rumors of american invasion
Amid rumors of a possible American invasion -
Chinese Withdrawl
The Chinese under Chiang Kai-shek agree to withdraw from North Vietnam -
Attack against French
In Hanoi, 30,000 Viet Minh launch their first large-scale attack against the French. -
Leader of south Vietnam
The French install Bao Dai as puppet head of state in South Vietnam. -
South Vietnam make an Army
The French establish the (South) Vietnamese National Army. -
Peoplse Republic of China
The People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union recognize Ho Chi Minh's Democratic Republic of Vietnam. -
Another attack on French
20,000 Viet Minh under Gen. Giap begin a series of attacks on fortified French positions in the Red River Delta -
Withdrawl from River Delta
Giap begins a general withdrawal of Viet Minh troops from the Red River Delta. -
French supply lines are cut
French supply lines along the Black River are cut. The road along Route Coloniale is also cut.