French Far East Expeditionary Corps

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The French Far East Expeditionary Corps was the main French military force deployed in Indochina after World War II, playing a central role in the early stages of the First Indochina War.

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instanceOf expeditionary corps
military unit
abbreviation CEFEO
alsoKnownAs Corps expéditionnaire français en Extrême-Orient
branch land forces
commandStructure under French High Command in Indochina
conflict First Indochina War
country France
disbandedAfter end of the First Indochina War
endTime mid-1950s
garrisonLocation Hanoi
Saigon
historicalContext beginning of the Vietnam conflict
post-World War II decolonization
includedUnitType Foreign Legion units
French metropolitan units
colonial troops from North Africa
colonial troops from sub-Saharan Africa
local Indochinese auxiliary units
legacy contributed to the eventual end of French colonial rule in Indochina
predecessor to later Western military involvement in Vietnam
notableCommander General Henri Navarre
General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
General Raoul Salan
opponent Democratic Republic of Vietnam forces
Viet Minh
participatedIn Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Battle of Na San
Battle of Route Coloniale 4
Tonkin campaign (First Indochina War)
linked to: Tonkin Campaign
partOf French Army
peakStrength hundreds of thousands of troops
primaryMission conduct counter-insurgency operations against Viet Minh
re-establish French control over Indochina after Japanese surrender
resultOf French decision to reoccupy Indochina after Japanese capitulation in 1945
role main French military force in Indochina after World War II
startTime 1945
supportedBy French Air Force
French Navy
theaterOfOperations Cambodia
French Indochina
Laos
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam

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Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque commanded French Far East Expeditionary Corps
First Indochina War belligerent French Union forces
linked to: French Far East Expeditionary Corps
One Pillar Pagoda destroyedBy French Union forces
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T’ai Federation alliedWith French Union forces
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T’ai Federation militaryAllegiance French Far East Expeditionary Corps
Anti-French Resistance War belligerent French Union forces
linked to: French Far East Expeditionary Corps
Battle of Route Coloniale 4 belligerent French Union forces
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Battle of Na San combatant French Far East Expeditionary Corps
Battle of Na San opponent French Union forces
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French Forces in Indochina subordinateUnit French Far East Expeditionary Corps
French Forces in Indochina usedBy French Union forces
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Border Campaign of 1950 opposedBy French Far East Expeditionary Corps
Dien Huu Pagoda destroyedBy French Union forces
linked to: French Far East Expeditionary Corps
Vichy French authorities in Indochina followedBy French Far East Expeditionary Corps administration
linked to: French Far East Expeditionary Corps
Viet Bac resistance base opponent French Union forces
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