| Battle of Phai Khat - Na Ngan | |||||||
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| Part of French Indochina in World War II, the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and the Pacific Theater of World War II | |||||||
 The Armed Propaganda Unit with Vo Nguyen Giap | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Việt Minh (Armed Propaganda Unit) | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Unknown French Officers |
Võ Nguyên Giáp | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 34 soldiers (Tran Hung Dao platoon) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 French officers killed 1 armoury guard wounded Remainder surrendered | None | ||||||
The Battle of Phai Khat - Na Ngan was the first battle ever fought by the People's Army of Vietnam. Taking place in December 1944, it involved a series of raids by the Viet Minh Armed Propaganda Unit (Tran Hung Dao platoon) on French outposts at Phai Khat and Na Ngan. Personally led by Vo Nguyen Giap, the force consisted of 31 men and 3 women armed with two revolvers, seventeen rifles, one light machine gun, and fourteen breech-loading rifles dating from the Russo-Japanese War.[1] The first raid was on Phai Khat outpost, in which the commander was killed and its armoury seized, making the colonial troops surrender without a fight.[2] The second took place the following day at Na Ngan where another officer was killed. These raids gave the Viet Minh its first victory, and defectors from the garrisons bolstered their ranks.[3][4]
- ^ MacDonald, Peter (1993). Giap: The Victor in Vietnam. Fourth Estate. p. 32. ISBN 1-85702-107-X.
- ^ Greer, Bob (2011). Journey Among Heroes. Trafford. ISBN 978-1426996115.
- ^ Trimmer, Earl (2019). Unbreakable Hearts: A True, Heart-wrenching Story About Victory...Forfeited!. Dog Ear. pp. 95. ISBN 978-1-4575-6856-5.
- ^ Giáp, Võ Nguyên (1964). Từ Nhân dân Mà Ra. Hanoi: People’s Army Publishing House. pp. 164–170.
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