What the records say
- When
- Apr 1947
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 20.67° N, 105.33° E
- Description
- 1947 military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Papillon
Operation Papillon 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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