| Conflict | Operation Bretagne |
|---|---|
| Partof | First Indochina War |
| Date | 1 December 1952 – 4 January 1953 |
| Place | South of the Red River, between Nam Định and the sea |
| Result | French Union victory |
| Combatant 1 | |
| Combatant 2 | |
| Commander 1 | General de Berchoux Colonel de Monclard |
| Commander 2 | Võ Nguyên Giáp |
| Strength 1 | 4 Mobile Groups 2 Amphibian Sub-Group |
| Strength 2 | 9th Regiment (Division 304) 48th Regiment (Division 320) |
| Casualties 1 | Unknown |
| Casualties 2 | Unknown |
Operation Bretagne was a French Union military operation between 1 December 1952 and 4 January 1953, during the First Indochina War.[1][2]
Four Mobile Groups (Groupes Mobiles, GM) and General de Berchoux's two Amphibian Sub-Groups hunted and engaged the 9th Regiment (304th Division) and the 48th Regiment (320th Division) of the Viet Minh, who were threatening the bishopric of Bui Chu, in Nam Định province. Defeated, the Việt Minh split in small groups, disguised themselves with peasant clothes and escaped to the south.
References
- ^ Windrow, Martin (2011-12-01). The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam. Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-78022-247-9.
- ^ The Army Quarterly. William Clowes & Sons, Limited. 1953. p. 195.
External links
- French Defense Ministry archives ECPAD Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Pierre Ferrari war reportage, 31 December 1952