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The French Far East Expeditionary Corps (French: Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême Orient, CEFEO) was an expeditionary force of the French Army that fought in the First Indochina War. The French Army (French: Armée de Terre) is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces. ...
Combatants French Union France State of Vietnam Viet Minh Commanders Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1945-46) Jean-Ãtienne Valluy (1946-8) Roger Blaizot (1948-9) Marcel-Maurice Carpentier (1949-50) Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1950-51) Raoul Salan (1952-3) Henri Navarre (1953-4) Ho Chi Minh Vo Nguyen...
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Philippe de Hauteclocque, often known by his French resistance alias Leclerc (November 22, 1902 - November 28, 1947), was a Marshal of France. ...
Jean Etienne Valluy Jean-Ãtienne Valluy (May 15, 1899-January 4, 1970) was a French general. ...
Général darmée Marcel-Maurice Carpentier (1895-1977) was a French military officer who served in World War II and French Indochina. ...
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (February 2, 1889 - January 11, 1952) was a French military hero of World War II. Born at Mouilleron-en-Pareds (during the time of Georges Clemenceau, who was also born there), he graduated from school in 1911, and fought in World War I. He specialized...
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Henri Navarre (1898 - 1983) was the commander of French forces in Indochina during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in the First Indochina War. ...
Far East Forces Groupe d'Opération Nord-Ouest (GONO) Forces Terrestres en Extrême-Orient (FTEO) - Forces Terrestres du Nord Vietnam (FTNV)
- Forces Terrestres du Sud Vietnam (FTSV)
Forces Maritimes en Extrême-Orient (FMEO) - Commander: Vice-amiral Auboyneau (1954)
Forces Aériennes en Extrême-Orient (FAEO) |
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