French High Command in Indochina
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The French High Command in Indochina was the senior military authority overseeing France’s colonial armed forces and strategic operations in Indochina, particularly during the First Indochina War.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial military authority
ⓘ
military command structure ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | French Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Commander in Chief in Indochina
ⓘ
regional sector commands ⓘ theater staff ⓘ |
| conflict | First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing |
Geneva Conference of 1954
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
end of major French military presence in Indochina ⓘ |
| hasPart |
French Air Force units in Indochina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Army units in Indochina ⓘ French Far East Expeditionary Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ French Navy units in Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ French colonial troops ⓘ local auxiliary forces ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Hanoi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War in Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
decolonization of French Indochina ⓘ |
| location |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Henri Navarre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Carpentier NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Blaizot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Khmer Issarak forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lao Issara forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Viet Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
coordination of colonial security operations
ⓘ
liaison with civilian colonial authorities ⓘ logistical support for French forces in Indochina ⓘ operational control of land sea and air operations in Indochina ⓘ planning of counterinsurgency campaigns ⓘ strategic command of French forces in Indochina ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Na San NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Route Coloniale 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonkin Delta campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ operations in Annam and Cochinchina ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
French Ministry of Defence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Indochina War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early 1950s ⓘ late 1940s ⓘ |
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