What is First Indochina War?
{{Infobox Military Conflict | conflict = First Indochina War | partof = the [[Indochina Wars]] of the [[Cold War]] | image = HD-SN-99-02041.JPEG | caption = A [[French Foreign Legion]] unit patrols in a communist-controlled area. | date = December 19, 1946 – August 1, 1954 | place = [[French Indochina]] | casus = The [[Hai Phong]] incident of November 23, 1946 | territory = Partition of Vietnam along the 17th Parallel, with the Viet Minh occupying the north, and Bao Dai's régime occupying the south of the country | result = {{ublist| * Viet Minh victory * [[Geneva Conference (1954)|Geneva Conference]] * French departure from Indochina * [[State of Vietnam]] reduced to the southern half of the country * [[Democratic Republic of Vietnam]] gains international recognition * [[Laos|Kingdom of Laos]] and [[Cambodia]] gain independence }} | combatant1 = {{plainlist| * {{flagdeco|France}} '''[[French Union]]''' * {{flagdeco|South Vietnam}} '''[[State of Vietnam]]''' * {{flagdeco|Cambodia}} [[Kingdom of Cambodia]] * {{flagdeco|Laos|1952}} [[Laos|Kingdom of Laos]] }} {{plainlist| '''Supported by:''' * {{flag|Thailand}} * {{flagdeco|Philippines|1946}} [[Philippines]] * {{flagdeco|Myanmar|1948}} [[Burma]] * {{flag|United States|1912}} (after 1950) * {{flagdeco|Taiwan}} [[Republic of China]] }} | combatant2 = {{plainlist| * {{flagdeco|North Vietnam}} '''[[Democratic Republic of Vietnam]]''' *{{flagdeco|North Vietnam}} '''[[Viet Minh]]''' (split into a Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian branch) * {{flagdeco|Laos}} Pathet Lao * {{flagdeco|Laos}} Lao Issara * {{flagdeco|Cambodia|1979}} [[Khmer Issarak]] }} {{plainlist| '''Supported by:''' * {{flag|China}} * {{flag|Soviet Union}} }} | commander1 = {{plainlist| * {{flagdeco|France}} '''[[Charles De Gaulle]]''' * {{flagdeco|South Vietnam}} '''[[Bao Dai]]''' * {{flagdeco|South Vietnam}} '''[[Ngo Dinh Diem]]''' * {{flagdeco|South Vietnam}} [[Nguyen Van Hinh]] (1950–1954) }} {{plainlist| * {{flagdeco|Laos|1952}} [[Vang Pao]] * {{flagd