Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam. Vietnamese people running on a street. Ho An enthusiastic crowd runs to accompany Ho Chi Minh as he enters a building. The crowd surrounds him. He gives a brief speech in a small auditorium. Vietnamese people applaud. Other Vietnamese men and women, wearing medals and decorations, come up to the stage and speak. Ho Chi Minh hugs a young girl. Ho Chi Minh and his staff look at a large map of Vietnam on a wall and plan military strategy.
French paratroops jump in two waves from C-47 aircraft over Indochina. Their parachutes float slowly to earth. A medic treats one trooper injured during the drop. The French troopers move from the landing area towards a region where smoke and fire are visible. They set up machine guns and fire. The French troopers destroy and burn a Viet Minh jungle camp.
French troops move along path through jungle, in Indochina. They use a bulldozer to clear growth. French troops on a truck with rails, to repair old railroad. One soldier walks across concrete culvert near old railway. French troops carrying supplies through the jungle. They traverse open area containing foundations where buildings once stood. Vietnamese laborers clearing brush with machetes. A French bulldozer at work repairing an old road.
German President Paul Von Hindenburg and Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia in Germany. Paul Von Hindenburg visits wounded veterans. Old 1871 veterans stand in a line as the President shakes hands with them. German President Paul Von Hindenburg, dressed in a uniform, celebrates his birthday.
Genevieve de Galard returns to France. She was a French nurse stationed in Hanoi and flew in casualty evacuation flights. She was named as the "Angel of Dien Bien Phu". Evacuated casualties from the battle of Dien Bien Phu carried to a van in Hanoi. Views of Galard, who refused freedom to stay with the wounded Communist captives. Galard flies to Paris and is welcomed by her mother. Large crowd gathers for welcoming her. She addresses the press.
French paratroops preparing to board JU-52 (Amiot AaC 1 Toucan) trimotor transport aircraft for an air drop. Puppy dog mascot seen amongst their packs. They board the aircraft. Views of French paratroops descending from the JU-52 tromotor aircraft, and landing in a field in Indochina.
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