Operation Lorraine

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Operation Lorraine
Part of First Indochina War
Date October 29-November 8, 1952 Location Nghia Lo, Vietnam Result Indecisive
Combatants
France	Vietnam
Commanders
Raoul Salan	Vo Nguyen Giap
Strength
15,000	???
Casualties
1,200 killed, wounded, missing	Unknown

First Indochina War
Lèa – RC4 – Vinh Yen – Mao Khe – Hoa Binh – Lorraine – Dien Bien Phu – Mang Yang Pass

Operation Lorraine was a French military operation of the First Indochina War.

The main objective for the French was to lure the Viet Minh into open battle and inflict a crushing defeat on them. Giap failed to take the bait and Salan canceled the operation and the French withdraw to the De Lattre line.

[edit] External links

• Salan Strikes At Giap's Supply Lines