Operation Brochet took place during the French Indochina War, between August and October, 1953. A combined arms operation, Brochet involved 18 battalions of the French Expeditionary and Vietnamese National Armies fighting against the 42nd and 50th Viet Minh Regiments, fighting in the southern reaches of the Red River Delta near Tonkin in North Vietnam. The 1st and 2nd Parachute Battalions of the French Foreign Legion (BEP), and the 1st and 3rd Colonial Parachute Battalions (BPC) took part, as did forces of the Vietnamese National Army. Their objective was to sweep the Delta and remove Viet Minh influence.
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| - Opération Brochet (1953) (fr)
- Operation Brochet (en)
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| - L’opération Brochet était une opération militaire française durant la guerre d'Indochine, entre août et octobre 1953. 18 bataillons combinés de troupes françaises et vietnamiennes ont attaqué les 42e et 50e régiment Viet Minh, dans des combats aux confins méridionaux du delta du Fleuve Rouge près du Tonkin dans le nord du Viêt Nam. (fr)
- Operation Brochet took place during the French Indochina War, between August and October, 1953. A combined arms operation, Brochet involved 18 battalions of the French Expeditionary and Vietnamese National Armies fighting against the 42nd and 50th Viet Minh Regiments, fighting in the southern reaches of the Red River Delta near Tonkin in North Vietnam. The 1st and 2nd Parachute Battalions of the French Foreign Legion (BEP), and the 1st and 3rd Colonial Parachute Battalions (BPC) took part, as did forces of the Vietnamese National Army. Their objective was to sweep the Delta and remove Viet Minh influence. (en)
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| - Location of the Red River Delta (en)
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| - French Union (en)
- Viet Minh (en)
- * France
* State of Vietnam (en)
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| - August - October 1953 (en)
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| - the First Indochina War (en)
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| - near Nam Dinh, Red River Delta, French Indochina (en)
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| - Viet Minh tactical victory (en)
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| - ~10,000 (en)
- ~9,000 - 15,300 (en)
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| - Operation Brochet took place during the French Indochina War, between August and October, 1953. A combined arms operation, Brochet involved 18 battalions of the French Expeditionary and Vietnamese National Armies fighting against the 42nd and 50th Viet Minh Regiments, fighting in the southern reaches of the Red River Delta near Tonkin in North Vietnam. The 1st and 2nd Parachute Battalions of the French Foreign Legion (BEP), and the 1st and 3rd Colonial Parachute Battalions (BPC) took part, as did forces of the Vietnamese National Army. Their objective was to sweep the Delta and remove Viet Minh influence. Brochet enjoyed only limited success. By October 11, 1 BEP had lost 96 men against only 10 confirmed Viet Minh war dead, and despite French efforts between 5,000 and 7,000 of the Delta villages remained under Viet Minh control. (en)
- L’opération Brochet était une opération militaire française durant la guerre d'Indochine, entre août et octobre 1953. 18 bataillons combinés de troupes françaises et vietnamiennes ont attaqué les 42e et 50e régiment Viet Minh, dans des combats aux confins méridionaux du delta du Fleuve Rouge près du Tonkin dans le nord du Viêt Nam. (fr)
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