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Operation Lorraine
Part of First Indochina War
Date 1952 Location Nghia Lo, Vietnam Result • Vietnamese Victory • French operational failure
Combatants
Image:Flag of France.svgFrance	Image:Flag of Vietnam.svgVietnam
Commanders
Gen. Raoul Salan	Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap
Strength
15,000	???

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. However, the operation ended in failure with the French military suffering great losses and the Viet Minh had lost virtually nothing.

[edit] External links

• Salan Strikes At Giap's Supply Lines