Christian de Castries
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Christian de Castries was a French army officer best known for commanding the French forces during the decisive and ultimately disastrous Battle of Dien Bien Phu in the First Indochina War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christian de Castries canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre
ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
Croix de Guerre ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d’Opérations Extérieures
Grand Officer of the Légion d’honneur ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Dien Bien Phu ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Viet Minh
ⓘ
surface form:
Viet Minh forces
|
| conflict |
First Indochina War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-08-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-07-29 ⓘ |
| familyName | de Castries ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Christian ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotability | defeat at Dien Bien Phu leading to end of major French military presence in Indochina ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | French cavalry ⓘ |
| name | Christian de Castries self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding French forces at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of France
ⓘ
First Indochina War ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North African campaign (World War II)
|
| placeOfBirth |
Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
|
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
|
| positionHeld | commander of French forces at Dien Bien Phu ⓘ |
| rank |
colonel
ⓘ
general ⓘ |
| surrenderedAt | Dien Bien Phu ⓘ |
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