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The African infantry in Indochina

By Damien Francis Bourgery

While the Second World War just ended, the war in Indochina bursts. From a simple conflict between France and the Viet Minh party, it is fast becoming a war of decolonization. To strengthen its workforce, the French army sends sharpshooters African and North African. They are supplemented by on-site recruitment of tens of thousands of Indochinese soldiers. The Indochina war ended in March 1954 with the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu.

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Tonkin, August 1950. Captain Marcel Bigeard and march battalion Indochina. Called up as a private in 1939, it is general in 1960. Famous for his rants and his ability to mobilize men. He was stationed in Madagascar and Central Africa. © ECPAD

The African infantry in Indochina Claude Kouassi Yao, Ivorian historian. extract cabinet CDS "Memoirs of riflemen - The veterans tell of Black Africa." (RFI / Frémeaux & Associates). (09:14) 10/09/2010 by RFI

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