Date April 1947 | ||
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Similar Operation Ceinture, First Indochina War, Operation Brochet, Operation Atlante, Battle of the Day River | ||
Operation Papillon (French: butterfly) was a large scale air and ground assault on the Viet Minh at Hòa Bình by the French Army and Air Force in April 1947, during the early stages of the First Indochina War.
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