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Among the fiercest fights in the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was the assault on Hill A1 (identified as Strongpoint Eliane 2 by the French), a heavily fortified outpost that Commander-in-chief General Võ Nguyên Giáp described as "the key" to breaking the French "Hedgehog".