The Việt Minh (abbreviated from Việt Nam Ðộc Lập Ðồng Minh Hội, English "League for the Independence of Vietnam") was a national liberation movement founded in South China on May 19, 1941 . The Việt Minh initially formed to seek independence for Vietnam from France and later to oppose the Japanese occupation. World War II During World War II, Japan occupied French Indochina. As well as fighting the Vichy French, the Việt Minh started a ca… (More on Vietminh)