The 6th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion (
Fr: ''6e bataillon de parachutistes vietnamiens'') was a
French
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Vietnamese paratroop
A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during Wor ...
battalion
A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions ...
formed in
French Indochina
French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China),; vi, Đông Dương thuộc Pháp, , lit. 'East Ocean under French Control; km, ឥណ្ឌូចិនបារាំង, ; th, อินโดจีนฝรั่งเศส, ...
in 1954.
Operational history
The 6th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion (6 BPVN) was one of five battalions of Vietnamese paratroopers raised by the French Army between 1951 and 1957 as part of General
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny (2 February 1889 – 11 January 1952) was a French général d'armée during World War II and the First Indochina War. He was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1952.
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's policy to establish a Vietnamese Army.
Commanding officers
See also
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1st Vietnamese Parachute Battalion
The 1st Vietnamese Parachute Battalion ( Fr: ''1er bataillon de parachutistes vietnamiens'') was a French- Vietnamese paratroop battalion formed in Saigon, French Indochina in 1951.
Operational history
The 1st Vietnamese Parachute Battalion (5 B ...
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3rd Vietnamese Parachute Battalion
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5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion
The 5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion ( Fr: ''5e bataillon de parachutistes vietnamiens'') was a French- Vietnamese paratroop battalion formed in Hanoi, French Indochina in 1953.
Operational history
The 5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion (5 B ...
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7th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion
The 7th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion ( Fr: ''7e bataillon de parachutistes vietnamiens'') was a French- Vietnamese paratroop battalion formed in Hanoi, French Indochina in 1953.
It was part of the First Indochina War
The First Indochina Wa ...
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1st Cambodian Parachute Regiment The 1st Cambodian Parachute Battalion ( Fr: ''1er bataillon de parachutistes khmers'') was a French paratrooper battalion in French Indochina made up of Cambodian recruits during the colonial First Indochina War
The First Indochina War (general ...
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1st Laotian Parachute Battalion The 1st Laotian Parachute Battalion (; 1st BPL) was a paratroop battalion of the French Union Army formed in Vientiane, French Indochina in 1951. It was composed of French officers and Laotian non-commissioned officers and enlisted men, and fought ...
Military units and formations of the First Indochina War
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...
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