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The French Far East Expeditionary Corps (French: Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême-Orient, CEFEO) was a colonial expeditionary force of the French Union Army that was initially formed in French Indochina in 1945 during the Pacific War. The CEFEO later fought and lost in the First Indochina War against the communist Viet Minh rebels.
Groupement Mobile No. 100 ("Group Mobile 100" or G.M. 100) was a regimental task force unit of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps which was assembled as a convoy. It included the elite veteran UN Bataillon de Corée who fought in the Korean War at Chipyong-ni, Wonju and Heartbreak Ridge.
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
The conflict in French Indochina started right after the end of World War II with the French forces initially under the command of general Philippe Leclerc. [1] During the first eight years of the conflict, French and colonial troops received the Colonial Medal with the "EXTRÊME-ORIENT" (English: "FAR EAST") clasp, unfortunately, this award couldn't be earned by all in theater and outright ...
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The French Far East Expeditionary Corps numbered some 190,000, including 10,000 serving in the French Air Force and 5,000 in the French Navy. The French occupied most of the country, but the Việt Minh held considerable portions of the countryside that allowed quick and easy access to various crucial points should the need arise.
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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.