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The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam, and alternatively internationally as the French-Indochina War) was fought between France and Việt Minh (Democratic Republic of Vietnam), and their respective allies, from 19 December 1946 until 21 July 1954. [19]
Operation Adolphe (also referred to as Adolph) a military operation by the French Army that took place during the First Indochina War, commencing in April 1953.It was the last of several operations that spring, concluding before the monsoon season made campaigning difficult until the commencement of Operation Camargue in July.
During the Cold War, the Indochina wars (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Đông Dương) were a series of wars which were waged in Indochina from 1946 to 1991, by communist forces (mainly ones led by Vietnamese communists) against the opponents (mainly the Vietnamese capitalists, Trotskyists, the State of Vietnam, the Republic of Vietnam, the French, American, Laotian royalist, Cambodian and Chinese ...
On War website—"A timeline of events, 1800–1999: French Indochina War, 1946–1954" Aerostories: Algeria 1954-1962—Patrick-Charles Renaud's article about the role in Algeria of the French army air corps (ALAT), entitled Bananes a l'assaut des djebels.
Location: French Indochina, Siam. French Republic. French Indochina; Siam: French victory Entente Cordiale; Laos ceded to French Indochina; First Italo-Ethiopian War (1894–1896) Location: Eritrea and Ethiopia Ethiopia Support: Russia [18] [19] [20] France [21] [22]
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the First Indochina War (1946–1954). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Pages in category "Battles and operations of the First Indochina War"
Until 1949, the French divided Vietnam into three parts: Tonkin, Annam, and Cochin China. Việt Minh leader Ho Chi Minh in 1946. 1947–1950 in French Indochina focuses on events influencing the eventual decision for military intervention by the United States in the First Indochina War. In 1947, France still ruled Indochina as a colonial power ...
15–18 September – Battle of Đông Khê, French defeat in First Indochina War. 30 September – Battle of Route Coloniale 4 begins. 18 October – Battle of Route Coloniale 4 ends in decisive victory for the Việt Minh. 20 October – Henri Martin affair: a sailor is imprisoned for distributing propaganda hostile to the First Indochina War.