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"The French Far East Expeditionary Corps was designed to fight a conventional battle against the Japanese Army, but under one of two scenarios: either as part of a reconquest of Indochina or, to placate American desires, as part of a follow-on wave of assault troops in the upcoming invasion of Japan’s home islands. The early fall of Japan ...
The Indochina Campaign commemorative medal (French: Médaille commémorative de la campagne d'Indochine) was a French military decoration established on 1 August 1953 by decree 53-722 to recognize participation in the Indochina War by the members of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps, regular and reserve. [1]
French Expeditionary Corps in Italy [Corps expéditionnaire français en Italie, CEFI] (1943–44), during World War II; French Expeditionary Corps in the Far East [Corps expéditionnaire français en Extrême-Orient, CEFEO] (1945–1956), during the First Indochina War
French Far East Expeditionary Corps; R. Rapid Reaction Corps – France; T. Tonkin Expeditionary Corps This page was last edited on 20 August 2021, at 06:56 (UTC) ...
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Chinese Expeditionary Force: to Burma and India (1942–1945) Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (2010–present) Corps expeditionnaire d'Orient: to Gallipoli (1915–1916) Egyptian Expeditionary Force: British in Egypt, Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1916–1919) French Far East Expeditionary Corps: to French Indochina (1945–1956)
Henri Eugène Navarre (31 July 1898 – 26 September 1983) was a French Army general. He fought during World War I, World War II and was the seventh and final commander of French Far East Expeditionary Corps during the First Indochina War. Navarre was in overall command during the French defeat at the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ.
Additionally, the corps included foreign soldiers enlisted through the French Foreign Legion, a force known for incorporating non-French personnel into its ranks [10]. The CEF was equipped primarily with Allied-supplied weaponry, including the Thompson submachine gun (.45 calibre) and the Browning machine gun (12.7 mm).