Operation Castor

When

20 Nov 1953 – 22 Nov 1953

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

21.39° N, 103.02° E

Description

1953 French airborne operation of the First Indochina War

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

French Union's military operation in the First Indochina War

Operation Castor was a successful airborne operation for French Union forces in the First Indochina War. This operation of France and the State of Vietnam established a fortified airhead in Điện Biên Province against the communist Việt Minh, in the north-west corner of Vietnam and was commanded by Brigadier General Jean Gilles.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “First Indochina War: Operation Castor – In a massive airborne operation in Vietnam, French forces establish a base at Điện Biên Phủ”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “guerre d’Indochine : déclenchement de l’opération Castor dans le cadre du plan Navarre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page