Dien Bien Phu order of battle

Dien Bien Phu order of battle
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This is a list of units and commands that took part in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu during the First Indochina War, with the major commands that took part in operations.

Contents

Operational Group North-West (GONO)

Command

Group Commander Main Units
Operational Group North-West
(GONO)		 Colonel Christian de Castries
Group Mobile 6
(GM 6)		 Lieutenant Colonel André Lalande 3/3 REI
2/1 RTA
5/7 RTA
Group Mobile 9
(GM 9)		 Lieutenant Colonel Jules Gaucher 1/13 DBLE
3/13 DBLE
1/2 REI
3/3 RTA
2nd Airborne Brigade
(GAP 2)		 Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Langlais 1 BEP
8 BPC
5 BPVN
Artillery Colonel Charles Piroth

Infantry

Unit Commander Position
1st Battalion/13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade
(1/13 DBLE)		 Major de Brinon/Major Robert Coutant Claudine
3rd Battalion/13th Foreign Legion Half-Brigade
(3/13 DBLE)		 Major Paul Pégot Béatrice
1st Battalion/2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment
(1/2 REI)		 Major Clémençon Huguette
3rd Battalion/3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment
(3/3 REI)		 Major Henri Grand d'Esnon Isabelle
2nd Battalion/1st Algerian Rifle Regiment
(2/1 RTA)		 Capitaine Jean Sallot des Noyers; Capitaine Pierre Jeancenelle Isabelle
3rd Battalion/3rd Algerian Rifle Regiment
(3/3 RTA)		 Capitaine Jean Garandeau Dominique
5th Battalion/7th Algerian Rifle Regiment
(5/7 RTA)		 Major Roland de Mecquenem Gabrielle
1st Battalion/4th Moroccan Rifle Regiment
(1/4 RTM)		 Major Jean Nicolas Eliane
2nd Thai Battalion
(BT 2)		 Major Maurice Chenel Eliane
3rd Thai Battalion
(BT 3)		 Major Léopold Thimonnier Anne-Marie

Parachute Infantry

Unit Commander
1st Foreign Parachute Battalion
(1st BEP)		 Major Maurice Guiraud
2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion
(2nd BEP)		 Major Hubert Liesenfelt
1st Colonial Parachute Battalion
(1st BPC)		 Capitaine Guy Bazin de Bezon
6th Colonial Parachute Battalion
(6th BPC)		 Major Marcel Bigeard
8th Shock Parachute Battalion
(8th BPC)		 Major Pierre Tourret
5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion
(5th BPVN)		 Capitaine André Botella
2nd Battalion/1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment
(II/1RCP)		 Major Jean Bréchignac

Armoured Cavalry

Unit Commander Tank Position
3rd Squadron/1st Light Horse Regiment
(3/1 RCC)		 Capitaine Yves Hervouët M24 Chaffee (x10) Claudine
Isabelle

Artillery

Unit Commander - Position
2nd Group/4th Colonial Artillery Regiment
(II/4 RAC)		 Major Guy Knecht HM2 105mm howitzer (x12) Dominique
3rd Group/10th Colonial Artillery Regiment
(III/10 RAC)		 Major Alliou HM2 105mm howitzer (x12) Isabelle
Claudine
11th Battery/4th Group/4th Colonial Artillery Regiment
(11/IV/4 RAC)		 Capitaine Déal HM1 155mm howitzer (x4) Claudine
Platoon/1st Colonial Far East Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group
(I GAACEO)		 Lieutenant Paul Redon Quad-50 M2 0.50cal MG (x4) Epervier
1st Foreign Composite Heavy Mortar Company
(1 CMMLE)		 Lieutenant René Colcy 120mm mortar (x8) Claudine
2nd Foreign Composite Heavy Mortar Company
(2 CMMLE)		 Lieutenant Fetter 120mm mortar (x8) Gabrielle
Anne-Marie
1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company
(1 CEPML)		 Lieutenant Paul Turcy 120mm mortar (x12) Claudine
Dominique

Engineers

Unit Commander
31st Engineer Battalion
(31 BG)		 Major André Sudrat/Major Maurice Durieux

Service Units

Unit Commander
2nd Company/822nd Signals Battalion
(2/822 BT)		 -
2nd Company/823rd Signals Battalion
(2/823 BT)		 -
342nd Parachute Signals Company
(342 CPT)		 -
2nd Platoon/5th Foreign Legion Medium Repair Company
(2/5 CRMLE)		 Lieutenant Bugeat
3rd Ammunition Resupply Company (detachment)
(3 CM)		 Sous Lieutenant Léonard
730th Fuel Resupply Company (detachment)
(730 CR)		 -
712th Traffic Company
(712 CCR)		 -
3rd General Staff Transport Company
(3 CTQG)		 -
1st Exploitation Group (Quartermaster Corps)
(GEO 1)		 -
3rd Marching Battalion/Republican Guard Mobile Gendarmerie (detachment)
(3 LM/GRGM)		 -
403rd Military Post Office
(403 BPM)		 -

Medical Service Units

Unit Commander
29th Mobile Surgical Team
(ACM 29)		 Major Paul Grauwin
44th Mobile Surgical Team
(ACM 44)		 Lieutenant Jacques Gindrey
3rd Parachute Surgical Team
(ACP 3)		 Lieutenant Louis Résillot
5th Parachute Surgical Team
(ACP 5)		 Capitaine Ernest Hantz
6th Parachute Surgical Team
(ACP 6)		 Lieutenant Jean Vidal

Intelligence

Unit Commander
8th Commando Group/Mixed Intervention Group
(GC 8/GMI)		 Capitaine Hébert
Operations-Patrols Detachment
(DOP)		 -

Air Force

Unit Commander Aircraft
Airfield Control Post 'Torri Rouge'
(PCIA)		 Major Jacques Guérin
Fighter Squadron 1/22 'Saintonge' Capitaine Claude Payen F8F-1 Bearcat (x6)
21st Artillery Air Observation Squadron
(GAOA 21)		 Lieutenant Asselineau MS-500 Criquet
1st Light Medical Evacuation Company
(1 CLES)		 – Sikorsky H-19 S-55
21/374th Air Force Signals Company
(CT 21/374)		 –
195th Air Base Detachment
(DB 195)		 –
Air Force Marching Company Capitaine Jean Charnod

Air Units Support

Air Force

Unit Aircraft Base
Fighter Squadron 2/22 'Languedoc' F8F-1 Bearcat Haiphong (Cat Bi)
Bomber Squadron 1/19 'Gascogne' B-26 Invader Haiphong (Cat Bi)
Bomber Squadron 1/25 'Tunisie' B-26 Invader Haiphong (Cat Bi)
Transport Squadron 2/62 'Franche-Comté' Dakota DC-3 Hanoi (Bach Mai Airfield)
Transport Squadron 2/63 'Sénégal' Dakota DC-3 Hanoi (Gia Lam)
Transport Squadron 1/64 'Béarn' Dakota DC-3 Hanoi (Gia Lam)
Transport Squadron 2/64 'Anjou' Dakota DC-3 Hanoi (Bach Mai Airfield)
23rd Artillery Air Observation Squadron
(GAOA 23)		 MS-500 Criquet Muong Sai
80th Overseas Reconnaissance Squadron
(EROM 80)		 RF-8F Bearcat (reco)
B-26C Invader (reco)		 Hanoi (Bach Mai Airfield)
52nd Air Liaison Squadron
(ELA 52)		 Sikorsky H-19 S-55 Bien Hoa
53rd Air Liaison Squadron
(ELA 53)		 Sikorsky H-19 S-55 Hanoi (Gia Lam)

Naval Air Arm

An US-built F4U-7 Corsair of the 14.F flotilla.
Unit Aircraft Base
3rd Carrier Attack Squadron
(3F)		 SB2C-5 Helldiver Carrier Arromanches (Tourane)
Hanoi (Bach Mai Airfield)
11th Carrier Fighter Squadron
(11F)		 F6F-5 Hellcat Carrier Arromanches (Tourane)
Hai Phong (Cat Bi)
14th Carrier Fighter Squadron
(14F)		 F4U-7 Corsair
AU-1 Corsair		 Carrier Bois Belleau (Halong Bay)
Hanoi (Bach Mai Airfield)
28th Bomber Squadron
(28F)		 PB4Y Privateer Hai Phong (Cat Bi)

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

France-marked USAF CAT-flown C-119 over Dien Ben Phu.
Unit Aircraft Base Pilots
Civil Air Transport
(CAT)		 Dakota DC-3
C-119 Flying Boxcar		 Hai Phong (Cat Bi) 37

Viet Minh

Command

Commander Position
Vietnam People's Army
(VPA)		 General Vo Nguyen Giap Muong Phang

Infantry

Unit Commander Notes
Division 304 (less)
Title: Vinh Quang (Glory)
Codename: 'Nam Dinh'		 Commissar Le Chuong
Chief of Staff: Nam Long
Infantry regiment 9 Tran Thanh Tu Infantry battalions 353, 375, 400
Infantry regiment 57 Nguyen Can Infantry battalions 265, 346, 418
Division 308
Title: Quan Tien Phong (Vanguard)
Codename: 'Viet Bac'		 Colonel Vuong Thua Vu
Commissar Song Hao
Infantry regiment 36
Title: Bac Bac
Alias: Sa Pa		 Pham Hong Son Infantry battalions 80, 84, 89
Infantry regiment 88
Title: Tu Vu
Alias: Tam Dao		 Nam Ha Infantry battalions 22, 29, 322
Infantry regiment 102
Title: Thu Do (Capital)
Alias: Ba Vi		 Nguyen Hung Sinh Infantry battalions 18, 59, 79
Division 312
Title: Chien Thang (Victory)
Codename: 'Ben Tre'		 Colonel Le Trong Tan
Commissar Tran Do
Infantry regiment 141
Title: Ba Vi		 Quang Tuyen Infantry battalions 11, 16, 428
Infantry regiment 165
Title: Lao Ha Yen, Thanh Dong Bien Gioi
Alias: Dong Trieu		 Le Thuy Infantry battalions 115, 542, 564
Infantry regiment 209
Title: Song Lo		 Hoang Cam Infantry battalions 130, 154, 166
Division 316
Alias: Bien Hoa		 Colonel Le Quang Ba
Commissar Chu Huy Man
Infantry regiment 98 Vu Lang Infantry battalions 215, 439, 938
Infantry regiment 174
Title: Cao Bac Lang
Alias: Soc Trang		 Nguyen Huu An Infantry battalions 249, 251, 255
Infantry regiment 176 Infantry battalions 888, 910, 999

Artillery

Unit Commander Notes
Artillery-Engineer Division 351
Alias:Long Chau		 Dao Van Truong
Commissar Pham Ngoc Mau
Artillery Regiment 45
Title:Tat Thang (Inevitable Victory)		 Nguyen Huu My 24 M101 105mm howitzers
632nd artillery battalion (12 M101 105mm howitzers)
954th artillery battalion (12 M101 105mm howitzers)
Artillery Regiment 675
Title:Anh Dung (Valiant)		 Doan Tue 20 Type-41 75mm mountain guns
16 M1938 120mm mortars
175th mountain gun battalion
275th mountain gun battalion
83rd mortar battalion
AAA Regiment 367 (less) Le Van Tri 2 AAA battalions (12 M1939 37mm AA guns each)
Heavy Weapon Regiment 237 Mortar battalion 413(54 M-37 82mm mortars)
H6 rocket battalion (12 Chinese six-barrel 75mm H6 rocket launchers)
75mm recoilless gun battalion
Engineer Regiment 151 Pham Hoang

References

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  • "Sư đoàn 304 - Tập 1: 1950-1954". Nhà xuất bản Quân đội Nhân dân, 1980
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