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The Henri Martin Affair was a political-military scandal which took place under the French Fourth Republic, during the French Indochina War. At that time the Prime Minister of France was Paul Ramadier and the President was Vincent Auriol. The Henri Martin Affair began in March 1950 and lasted until September 1953. Henri Martin was a French [...]
Operation Castor was an airborne operation carried out by French paratroopers during the French Indochina War. It took place in the Vietnamese province of Dien Bien Phu, in the north, from November 20 to November 22, 1953. Operation Castor was the largest airborne operation since World War II. The objective of this mission was to [...]
Vo Nguyen Giap was a Vietnamese General who commanded the Viet Minh forces during the French Indochina War (1946 – 1954) and the Vietnam War (1960 – 1975). He was born in the village of An Xa, Quang Bình province. His parents were farmers. Giap was educated at the University of Hanoi where he obtained a [...]
The Battle of Hoa Binh took place in the Hoa Binh province of northern Vietnam from November 10, 1951, to February 25, 1952, during the French Indochina War. It was fought between French Union forces, commanded by Jean Lattre de Tassigny and the Viet Minh. After the French victory at the battle of Dong Trieu [...]
Operation Hirondelle was the codename for the two-day French airborne operation to destroy the Viet Minh supply depots near Lang Son, from July 17, to July 19, 1953, during the French Indochina War. Paratroopers of the French and Vietnamese National Armies, commanded by General Marcel Bigeard, took part in this airborne raid. The 2,000-men French [...]
Operation Camargue was a large military operation carried out by the French Far East Expeditionary Corps and the Vietnamese National Army against the China-backed Viet Minh forces during the French Indochina War. It took place in central Vietnam, Indochina, between July 28 and August 10, 1953. Operation Camargue was designed and launched by General Henri [...]
