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Operation Castor

BelligerentsFrench UnionFranceFrench IndochinaState of VietnamDemocratic Republic of VietnamViệt MinhCommanders and leadersJean GillesHenri NavarreVõ Nguyên GiápStrength 4,195 (as of 22 November) One infantry battalion and one artillery batteryCasualties and lossesBy 20 November:11 killed, 52 wounded 92 killed15 capturedOperation Castor was a successful airborne operation for French Union forces in the First Indochina War.

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