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Tu Lê Fights [Mission IW #3]

Giap's objective was to cross the Upper Region to lead to the Mekong and Laos, regions little affected by the guerrillas and relatively calm, in order to put in difficulty the French Expeditionary Force in the Far East which did not have the necessary skills. troops needed to fight throughout the territory of French Indochina. During the rainy season of 1952, Giap reinforced his troops and had several divisions, at least two of which were suitable for the great offensive.
The Groupement Aéroporté no 2 of Colonel Ducourneau, having learned about the movements of the Viêt-minh troops, informed General Salan, who decided to send the "Bataillon Bigeard" to reinforce the small posts occupied in the mountains by soldiers. native troops and attempt to counter Giap's offensive.
On the evening of October 16, the day of the parachuting, the report was 665 paratroopers from 6e BPC against around 10,000 Bo Doi from Divisions 308 and 312.

Last update: 10/01/2022

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