Roland de Mecquenem (soldier)
Roland de Mecquenem | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | French Army officer |
Roland de Mecquenem was a French army officer who played an important role in the battle of Dien Bien Phu during the First Indochina War. He commanded the fifth battalion of the (V/7 RTA).[1]
During World War II, he participated in Operation Jedburgh.
References[]
- ^ Windrow, Martin (2004). The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Da Capo Press. pp. 312, 394. ISBN 0-306-81386-6. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
Roland de Mecquenem.
- Irwin, Will (2005). The Jedburghs: The Secret History of the Allied Special Forces, France 1944. New York: Public Affairs. ISBN 978-1-58648-307-4.
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