5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion
The 5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion was a French-Vietnamese paratroop battalion formed in Hanoi, French Indochina in 1953.The 5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion was one of five battalions of Vietnamese paratroopers raised by the French Army between 1951 and 1954 as part of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny's policy to establish a Vietnamese Army. Its cadre was drawn from 3rd and 23rd Indochinese companies of the 3rd Colonial Commando Parachute Battalion.
The battalion participated in Operation Pike, Operation Castor and the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
