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Operation Condor (other)
Operation Condor can have several meanings: Military operations * Operation Condor (1954), a French intelligence service GCMA operation during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu on 30 April 1954 * The 1966 Aerolineas Argentinas DC-4 hijacking, also known as "Operativo Cóndor" * Operation Condor, a campaign of assassination and intelligence-gathering conducted by several Latin American countries in the mid-1970s * Operation Condor (Afghanistan), a 2002 British-led operation in southeastern Afghanistan * Operation Condor, a never mounted World War II mission, proposed in conjunction with Operation Constellation, among others Film * ''Armour of God II: Operation Condor'', a 1991 film starring Jackie Chan, also known as ''Operation Condor'' * Armour of God (film), ''Armour of God'' (film), a 1986 film starring Jackie Chan, also known as ''Operation Condor 2: The Armour of the Gods'' * Operation Condor (2022 film), ''Operation Condor'' (2022 film), a Peruvian political thriller film See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Condor (1954)
Operation Condor (also known as Operation D) was a secret operation of the French Groupement de Commandos Mixtes Aéroportés against the Viet Minh supply column. It happened during the First Indochina War's climactic Battle of Dien Bien Phu from April, 28th to May, 10th 1954. Mission objectives Operation Condor was an attempt to weaken the Viet Minh artillery's assaults against the besieged French Union garrison of Dien Bien Phu. On April 22 1954, General Cogny insisted with his superior General Navarre to take a decision about Condor. General Navarre approved the mission on April 27 and it was launched on April 30.Dien Bien Phu - Le Rapport Secret', Patrick Jeudy, TF1 Video, 2005 Jedburgh veteran Captain Jean Sassi led the GCMA Malo - Servan commando unit consisting of Mèo partisans through the jungle, they dropped then walked all day to join Dien Bien Phu. Sassi's objective was "to allow a kind of breakthrough with the help of the French Union troops based at Éliane hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |