Why Was The Battle Of Dien Bien Phu So Important?

Why Was The Battle Of Dien Bien Phu So Important? The Viet Minh Why was Dien Bien Phu a disaster for the French? Arrogance. Ignorance. Their hubris and incompetence in this battle, fought from March to May 1954, ensured outright defeat in the First Indochina War, giving victory to the Viet Minh revolutionaries and independence