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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Union forces | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny NERFINISHED ⓘ General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque NERFINISHED ⓘ General Raoul Salan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
People's Army of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Republic of Vietnam forces
Viet Minh ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
ⓘ
Battle of Na San ⓘ Battle of Route Coloniale 4 ⓘ Tonkin Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Tonkin campaign (First Indochina War)
|
| 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 ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
Referenced by (3)
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French Union forces
this entity surface form:
French Union forces