Can anyone direct me a site or book that gives a decent OOB for the french in Indochina 1950+? I have already googled and checked those sites. I have a few books and I have bits and pieces but no overall french OOB.
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If you can find it, Strategy and Tactics magazine issue 209 from May/June 2001 had a full list of French units down to battalion level (over 200 of them).
In 1946 the French sent one regiment from the 2nd Armoured Division; the 3rd Colonial Infantry Division; the 9th Colonial Infantry Division, the Far Eastern Marine Brigade, the 5th Colonial Infantry Regiment, the 13th Légion Etranger Demi-Brigade, the 3rd Légion Etranger Infantry Regiment and the 1st Airborne Batallion.
Unfortunately, they then proceeded to divide up their units into dozens of mobile groups, and swap them around, transfer them, add new units, and so on on a completely ad-hoc way, so determining the precise OOB at any particular date is almost impossible.
In 1946 the French sent one regiment from the 2nd Armoured Division; the 3rd Colonial Infantry Division; the 9th Colonial Infantry Division, the Far Eastern Marine Brigade, the 5th Colonial Infantry Regiment, the 13th Légion Etranger Demi-Brigade, the 3rd Légion Etranger Infantry Regiment and the 1st Airborne Batallion.
Unfortunately, they then proceeded to divide up their units into dozens of mobile groups, and swap them around, transfer them, add new units, and so on on a completely ad-hoc way, so determining the precise OOB at any particular date is almost impossible.
Cool, somewhere to start. BTW a nice web site on French Indochina. Best I found in english.
http://indochine.net.co.nr/index.html#top
Sorry about the lateness of my reply!
Thanks again!
http://indochine.net.co.nr/index.html#top
Sorry about the lateness of my reply!
Thanks again!
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Once again, thanks for everyone help. I managed to pick up S&T 209 from the publisher.
http://www.decisiongames.com/mags/st.htm
Vanessa was great and managed to scrounge a copy up. Since I think I got their last copy and ebay hasn't listed any for a while, I can send the french OOB info to anyone who wants it. Just bump this thread or PM me.
Once again, thanks for everyone help. I managed to pick up S&T 209 from the publisher.
http://www.decisiongames.com/mags/st.htm
Vanessa was great and managed to scrounge a copy up. Since I think I got their last copy and ebay hasn't listed any for a while, I can send the french OOB info to anyone who wants it. Just bump this thread or PM me.