Operation Lorraine

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Operation Lorraine

Date	October 29-November 8, 1952
Location	Nghia Lo, Vietnam
Result	Indecisive

Belligerents

Commanders

Strength

15,000

???

Casualties and losses

1,200 killed, wounded, missing

Unknown

v • d • e First Indochina War

Hanoi – Cao Bang – Namdinh – Papillon – Lea – Valentine – Onoine – Pegase – Dong Khe – RC4 – Vinh Yen – Mao Khe – Hoa Binh – *Lorraine* – Na San – Bretagne – Atlante – Adolphe – Camargue – Hirondelle – Brochet – Mouette – Castor – Dien Bien Phu – Mang Yang Pass

Operation Lorraine was a French military operation of the First Indochina War.

The main objective for the French was to lure the Viet Minh into open battle and inflict a crushing defeat on them. Giap failed to take the bait and Salan canceled the operation and the French withdraw to the de Lattre line.