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Encyclopedia > French Far East Expeditionary Corps

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-Étienne 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-Étienne 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... clarified and proofread. ... 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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