Indochina Expedition Order of Battle - Vichy France

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)
      • ?
      • ?
    • a group of tanks,
    • a group of 75 mm artillery
    • a battery of 155 mm artillery

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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