Operation Bretagne

Operation Bretagne was a French Union military operation between 1 December 1952 and 4 January 1953, during the First Indochina War.

Operation Bretagne
Part of First Indochina War
Date1 December 1952 – 4 January 1953
Location
South of the Red River, between Nam Định and the sea
Result French Union victory
Belligerents
French Union Việt Minh
Commanders and leaders
General de Berchoux
Colonel de Monclard
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Strength
4 Mobile Groups
2 Amphibian Sub-Group
7th Regiment (Division 304)
48th Regiment (Division 320)
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

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) who were threatening the bishopric of Bui Chu. Defeated, the Việt Minh split in small groups, disguised themselves with peasant clothes and escaped to the south.

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