unit, the 1st Laotian Rifle Battalion (French: 1ér Battaillon de Chasseurs Laotiens – BCL), was raised early in 1941 by the Vichy French colonial authorities...
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5e Bataillon de Chasseurs à Pied [fr] (5e BCAP, 5th Patrol Chasseur Battalion - dissolved). 10e Bataillon Parachutiste de Chasseurs à Pied [fr]) (10e...
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3rd Company from the 1st Laotian Rifle Battalion (1er Bataillon de Chasseurs Laotiens – 1er BCL) began airborne training and was renamed the 1st Laotian...
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coolies. Referred to officially as a "relatively small" force, the 300 Chasseurs Laotiens and "handful" of French NCOs and two officers were equipped with three...
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formed by the French in 1941 and was known as the First Battalion of Chasseurs Laotiens (light infantry). It was used for internal security and did not see...
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