The French Indochina War commenced finally culminating with the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Fighting broke out between the Viet Minh and the French soon after the Chinese withdrawal with a French attack on the northern port city of Haiphong in late November 1946. The purpose of the agreement was to drive out the Nationalist Chinese from North Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh negotiated with the French, and signed an agreement with France on March 6, 1946, in which Vietnam would be recognized as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union. The Viet Minh government under Ho Chi Minh remained in control of only portions of the north, as the French resumed control of most of the country. Known as the Viet Minh, they seized Hanoi in the north and declared the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in September 1945, around the same time that the Japanese surrendered to the allies. However, communist leader Ho Chi Minh had already organized a movement for Vietnamese independence.
(Todd Gustafson) Indochina 1946-1954Īfter World War II ended, the French set out to resume their rule in Vietnam. M1 Garand serial number 5488384 was auctioned off by the CMP during 2002. After down-sizing their armies after the war the allies placed many weapons in storage. Others were gathered up and placed in storage for service in future conflicts. Large numbers of German and Japanese weapons were captured and after the war ended many were abandoned and destroyed. Reportedly, the Russians didn’t use the Lend Lease Thompson and Reising submachine guns because of their limited supply of. Most of the Thompsons were crated up and still in new condition. One recent treasure discovered were the Lend Lease 1928A1 Thompsons that were shipped to the Russians during World War II. weapons were supplied to the allies of the United States, and after the war ended many weapons were left overseas. (NARA) World War II 1939-1945ĭuring World War II, many U.S. Most of the rifles date from the 1940s, but they were placed back in production during the Korean War. The Garand was the primary weapon of the U.S. A South Korean soldier prepares to launch a rifle grenade from an M1 Garand rifle.
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