Battle of Chu Dreh Pass | |||||||
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Part of the First Indochina War | |||||||
Bataillon de Corée arrives in Indochina in 1953, by July 1954 the force would be effectively wiped out | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Việt Minh | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jacques Sockeel | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Groupement Mobile No. 42 | 96th Regiment (Elements) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
~600 casualties 47 vehicles and tanks destroyed | Unknown |
The Battle of Chu-Dreh Pass also known as the Ambush at Chu-Dreh Pass and Operation Myosotis was the last battle of the First Indochina War between French and Viet Minh forces that took place on July 17, 1954, within the Central Highlands of French Indochina. It ended with the French battle group, 'Groupement Mobile No. 42' suffering heavy losses and the near destruction of the veteran Corée battalion. This was the last battle of the war with the Geneva ceasefire taking effect just three days later.