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French Nurse Dubbed 'Angel Of Dien Bien Phu' Dies Aged 99

President Eisenhower awarded de Galard the US Medal of Freedom (Credit: AFP)

Genevieve de Galard, a nurse dubbed the "Angel of Dien Bien Phu" for treating wounded during a defining 1954 battle in then French Indochina, has died aged 99, with President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hailing her "exemplary devotion".

Galard was the only French woman on the ground during the clash at Dien Bien Phu, which led to French troops' defeat by communist forces in Vietnam and marked the country's last stand in colonial Indochina. She passed away on Thursday.

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