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- Operation_Castor abstract "Opération Castor was a French airborne operation in the First Indochina War. The operation established a fortified airhead in Điện Biên Province, in the north-west corner of Vietnam. Commanded by Brigadier General Jean Gilles, Castor was the largest airborne operation since World War II. The Operation began at 10:35 on 20 November 1953, with reinforcements dropped over the following two days. With all its objectives achieved, the operation ended on 22 November.The French paratroopers of the 6ème Bataillon de Parachutistes Coloniaux (6ème BPC) and the 2nd Battalion of the 1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (II/1er RCP) dropped over Dien Bien Phu in order to secure the airstrip built by the Japanese during the occupation of French Indochina by Japan from 1940 to 1945. The operation took 65 of the 70 operational Dakota and all 12 C-119 Flying Boxcar transport aircraft the French had in the area, and still required two trips to get the lead elements into the valley. Also dropped in the first wave were elements of the 17e Régiment de Génie Parachutiste (RGP) ("17th Airborne Engineers Regiment") and the Headquarters group of Groupement Aéroporté 1 (GAP 1), ("Airborne Group 1"). They were followed later in the afternoon by the 1er Bataillon de Parachutistes Coloniaux (1 BPC) and elements of 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Légère Parachutiste (35 RALP) and other combat support elements.The following day, the second airborne group, "GAP 2" – consisting of 1er Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes (1 BEP), 8e Bataillon de Parachutistes de Choc (8 BPC), other combat support elements and the entire command and Headquarters group for the Dien Bien Phu operation under Brigadier General Jean Gilles – was dropped in. While on another drop zone, the heavy equipment came down and the engineers quickly set about repairing and lengthening the airstrip.On 22 November, the last troops of the initial garrison, the 5e Bataillon de Parachutistes Vietnamiens ("Battalion of Vietnamese Parachutists", 5 BPVN), jumped into the valley. In the same "stick" as the commander of 5 BPVN was Brigitte Friang, a woman war correspondent with a military parachutist diploma, and five combat jumps. General Navarre created the outpost to draw the Viet Minh into fighting a pitched battle. That battle, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, occurred four months after Operation Castor.".
- Operation_Castor causalties "16 killed,".
- Operation_Castor causalties "47 wounded".
- Operation_Castor causalties "As of 20 November:".
- Operation_Castor combatant "* France,".
- Operation_Castor combatant "* State of Vietnam".
- Operation_Castor combatant "French Union".
- Operation_Castor combatant "Viet Minh".
- Operation_Castor commander Henri_Navarre.
- Operation_Castor commander Jean_Dechaux.
- Operation_Castor commander Jean_Gilles_(French_Army_officer).
- Operation_Castor commander Vo_Nguyen_Giap.
- Operation_Castor date "1953-11-22".
- Operation_Castor isPartOfMilitaryConflict First_Indochina_War.
- Operation_Castor place %C4%90i%E1%BB%87n_Bi%C3%AAn_Ph%E1%BB%A7.
- Operation_Castor place Vietnam.
- Operation_Castor result "French Union victory;".
- Operation_Castor result "creation of the Dien Bien Phu outpost".
- Operation_Castor strength "4,195 (as of 22 November)".
- Operation_Castor strength "One battalion (~500)".
- Operation_Castor thumbnail LocationVietnamDienBien.png?width=300.
- Operation_Castor wikiPageExternalLink levitte_cat-022405.asp.
- Operation_Castor wikiPageExternalLink index.htm.
- Operation_Castor wikiPageExternalLink FRF.htm.
- Operation_Castor wikiPageID "2873628".
- Operation_Castor wikiPageRevisionID "595130003".
- Operation_Castor casualties "--11-20".
- Operation_Castor casualties "115".
- Operation_Castor casualties "16".
- Operation_Castor casualties "4".
- Operation_Castor casualties "47".
- Operation_Castor casualties "French est :".
- Operation_Castor combatant "* France, * State of Vietnam".
- Operation_Castor combatant "French Union".
- Operation_Castor combatant "Viet Minh".
- Operation_Castor commander Henri_Navarre.
- Operation_Castor commander Jean_Dechaux.
- Operation_Castor commander Jean_Gilles_(French_Army_officer).
- Operation_Castor commander Vo_Nguyen_Giap.
- Operation_Castor conflict "Operation Castor".
- Operation_Castor date "--11-22".
- Operation_Castor hasPhotoCollection Operation_Castor.
- Operation_Castor partof First_Indochina_War.
- Operation_Castor place %C4%90i%E1%BB%87n_Bi%C3%AAn_Ph%E1%BB%A7.
- Operation_Castor place Vietnam.
- Operation_Castor result "French Union victory;".
- Operation_Castor result "creation of the Dien Bien Phu outpost".
- Operation_Castor strength "4195".
- Operation_Castor strength "One battalion".
- Operation_Castor wordnet_type synset-war-noun-1.
- Operation_Castor subject Category:1953_in_France.
- Operation_Castor subject Category:1953_in_Vietnam.
- Operation_Castor subject Category:Battles_and_operations_of_the_First_Indochina_War.
- Operation_Castor subject Category:Battles_involving_France.
- Operation_Castor subject Category:Battles_involving_Vietnam.
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- Operation_Castor comment "Opération Castor was a French airborne operation in the First Indochina War. The operation established a fortified airhead in Điện Biên Province, in the north-west corner of Vietnam. Commanded by Brigadier General Jean Gilles, Castor was the largest airborne operation since World War II. The Operation began at 10:35 on 20 November 1953, with reinforcements dropped over the following two days.".
- Operation_Castor label "Operation Castor".
- Operation_Castor label "Opération Castor".
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- Operation_Castor depiction LocationVietnamDienBien.png.
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- Operation_Castor name "Operation Castor".