General de Berchoux
Colonel de Monclard Vo Nguyen Giap Dates 1 Dec 1952 – 4 Jan 1953 | unknown unknown Result French Union victory | |
4 Mobile Groups
2 Amphibian Sub-Group 7th Regiment (Division 304)
48th Regiment (Division 320) Similar Operation Ceinture, Operation Brochet, Operation Papillon, First Indochina War, Operation Atlante | ||
Operation Bretagne was a French Union military operation between 1 December 1952 and 4 January 1953, during the First Indochina War.
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 Viet Minh split in small groups, disguised themselves with peasant clothes and escaped to the south.
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