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First Indochina War - General Henri Navarre replaced Salan as supreme commander of French forces

Time: May, 1953

Place: French Indochina (Now Vietnam)

Details: In May, General Henri Navarre replaced Salan as supreme commander of French forces in Indochina. He reported to the French government "... that there was no possibility of winning the war in Indo-China", saying that the best the French could hope for was a stalemate.

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