Vichy France
Hanoi - Lt. Gen. Maurice Martin
Haiphong
- shore defenses
Lang Son sector
- 2nd Brigade - General Mennerat
- five battalions of infantry:
- I/3rd Regiment Tirailleurs Tonkinois (RTT
- II/5th Regiment Etrangere d'Infanterie (REI)
- I/9th Regiment d'Infanterie Coloniale (RIC)
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- a group of tanks,
- a group of 75 mm artillery
- a battery of 155 mm artillery
- five battalions of infantry:
That Khe - 1 company of II/3rd Regiment Tirailleurs Tonkinois (RTT)
Nam Quam - 2 companies of II/3rd Regiment d'Infanterie Coloniale (RIC)
Chima - 1 Platoon of a company of II/3rd Regiment Tirailleurs Tonkinois (RTT)
Loc Binh - bulk of a company of II/3rd Regiment Tirailleurs Tonkinois (RTT)
Na Dzuong - elements of 9th Regiment d'Infanterie Coloniale (RIC)
All told, about 5000 troops representing elements of 3rd Regiment Tirailleurs Tonkinois, 9th Regiment d'Infanterie Coloniale, and 5th Regiment Etrangere d'Infanterie.
Reserves:
- IV/3rd Regiment Tirailleurs Tonkinois (RTT) - to counterattack toward Dong Dang
- "fresh battalions" - Lang Giai and Lang Nac barring the route from Lang Son to Hanoi
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