Christian de Castries Military person

Christian Marie Ferdinand de la Croix de Castries (11 August 1902 – 29 July 1991) was the French commander at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954.

Personal facts

Christian de Castries
Birth dateAugust 11, 1902
Birth place
Paris , France
Date of deathJuly 29, 1991
Place of death
Paris , France

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Military person

allegianceFrance
military operations
World War II
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
First Indochina War
military branch
French Army
military command
Mobile Group 1
Mobile Group 2
Operational Group North-West
service start1921
service end1959

Topical connections

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Christian de Castries on Wikipedia