The Haiphong Incident or the Haiphong Massacre occurred on November 23, 1946, when the French cruiser Suffren and several avisos bombarded the Vietnamese coastal city of Haiphong, killing between 2,000 and 6,000 Vietnamese. On December 2, the city was completely seized by the French. The incident, also known as the Shelling of Haiphong, is thought of as the first armed clash in a series of events that would lead to the Battle of Hanoi on December 19, 1946, and with it the official outbreak of the First Indochina War.
French Navy fire in Haiphong, Vietnam, kills 6,000
The Haiphong Incident or the Haiphong Massacre occurred on November 23, 1946, when the French cruiser Suffren and several avisos bombarded the Vietnamese coastal city of Haiphong, killing between...
Historical Significance
The Haiphong Incident or the Haiphong Massacre occurred on November 23, 1946, when the French cruiser Suffren and several avisos bombarded the Vietnamese coastal city of Haiphong, killing between 2,000 and 6,000 Vietnamese.
Events Before
German air raid on Allied airfields at Eindhoven, Saint-Trond, and Brussels
German air raid on Allied airfields at Eindhoven, Saint-Trond, and Brussels
Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for an unprecedented and never-to-be-repeated fourth term as US President
Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for an unprecedented and never-to-be-repeated fourth term as US President
Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland - now commemorated as International Holocau
Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland - now commemorated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day [1]
WWII: US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manila in the Philippines after a month-long battle, ending three
WWII: US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manila in the Philippines after a month-long battle, ending three years of Japanese military occupation
Declaration of Liberated Europe is signed at the Yalta Conference by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Josep
Declaration of Liberated Europe is signed at the Yalta Conference by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, declaring that liberated nations are to establish democratic governments through free elections
Events After
Mahatma Gandhi begins a march for peace in East Bengal
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political thinker who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign…
Benelux agrees to work on related issues
Benelux agrees to work on related issues
Britain nationalizes its coal industry
The Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 59) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which nationalised, or brought into state control, the coal industry in the United…
French fashion designer Christian Dior presents his first influential collection, named the "New Look"
French fashion designer Christian Dior presents his first influential collection, named the "New Look"
Earl Mountbatten of Burma is appointed the last viceroy of India to oversee the move to independence
The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on November 23, 1946?
- The Haiphong Incident or the Haiphong Massacre occurred on November 23, 1946, when the French cruiser Suffren and several avisos bombarded the Vietnamese coastal city of Haiphong, killing between 2,000 and 6,000 Vietnamese. On December 2, the city was completely seized by the French. The incident, also known as the Shelling of Haiphong, is thought of as the first armed clash in a series of events that would lead to the Battle of Hanoi on December 19, 1946, and with it the official outbreak of the First Indochina War.
- Why is French Navy fire in Haiphong, Vietnam, kills 6,000 significant?
- The Haiphong Incident or the Haiphong Massacre occurred on November 23, 1946, when the French cruiser Suffren and several avisos bombarded the Vietnamese coastal city of Haiphong, killing between 2,000 and 6,000 Vietnamese.