What happened November 1952 AD

Salan took Phú Thọ on November 5.

Meanwhile, Eisenhower had become the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States, a contest that he won on November 4.

Eisenhower defeated Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson II in a landslide, with an electoral margin of 442 to 89, marking the first Republican return to the White House in 20 years. He also brought a Republican majority in the House, by eight votes, and in the Senate, evenly divided with Vice President Nixon providing Republicans the majority.

Salan took Phu Doan on November 9 by a parachute drop.

Salan took Phú Yên on November 13.

Salan correctly guessed what the Việt Minh were up to and cancelled the operation on November 14, beginning to withdraw back to the De Lattre Line.

Eisenhower tendered his resignation as Columbia University president on November 15, 1952, effective January 19, 1953, the day before his inauguration.

The only major fighting during the operation came during the withdrawal, when the Việt Minh ambushed the French column at Chan Muong on November 17.