Indochina - The Battle Of Hoa Binh (1952)

Indochina.
LS. French troops walking through jungle. LS. & GV. Pan, the Black River and Hoa Binh with plane flying over. LS. & GV. Soldiers unloading supplies from landing craft. LS. Troops advancing through the jungle. MS. Large 105 mm gun firing. MS. Tank firing. LS. Several shots of artillery guns firing. LS. Infantry and tanks advancing over open country. Ground to air shot of Junkers 52 aircraft flying low. MS. General De Linares studying a map. LS. General outside fortress. CU. French General De Linares speaking to Colonel Clement. LS. Troops walking over broken countryside. MS. Troops retreating from trench after suffering a near miss. MS. Shell bursting near trenches. MS. Troops running in trenches. MS. Bren guns firing. MS. Infantry firing from trenches. LS. Coffins of dead soldiers being carried to cemetery on army lorry. LS. Coffins being lowered into graves. LS. Plane flying over battleground.
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Date found in the old record - 01/01/1952.
FILM ID:2585.03
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[@eric2685]

Somehow , strangely , eerily tragic . The Forgotten War ...

[@neesemma4082]

I'm a foreign teacher here in this city and almost cried when my students told me that they don't know about this battle ... HOA Binh in Vietnamese means the city of peace and they symbolize it by two white peageons ..it's very calm and safe city and the people are mostly nice and welcoming.