Mường Pồn

Mường Pồn is a commune (xã) and village of the Điện Biên District of Điện Biên Province, northwestern Vietnam.

Less than 4 kilometres from the Lao border, it lies along National Route 12, north by road from Dien Bien Phu.

A small French force was located here before the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.

[1] After a two-day siege, it fell to the Viet Minh on 12 December 1953, despite an attempt to relieve the garrison by Pierre Langlais.

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