In January, General de Lattre fell ill from cancer and had to return to France for treatment; he died there shortly thereafter and was replaced by General Raoul Salan as the overall commander of French forces in Indochina.
General de Lattre fell ill from cancer. This was in January. General de Lattre had to return to France for treatment. This was in January. He died there shortly thereafter. He was replaced by General Raoul Salan as the overall commander of French forces in Indochina.