It’s late 1952 and General Giap has launched attacks against French garrisons in the Nghia Lo District, Yen Bai Province, Northeastern Vietnam. 

A reinforced regiment of Viet Minh 312 Division has surrounded and is attacking the main bunker and defensive perimeter manned by a company of Algerian regulars, part of the larger Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême-Orient, CEFE.

It is a race against time to rescue the beleagured Algerians before the garrison is overrun by three Viet Minh battalions, one of which is a veteran unit.

To the rescue are 2e BEP 2eme Battalion Étranger de Parachutistes (2nd Foreign Legion Parachute Battalion).  This unit will conduct an air assault directly into the hostile areas.  They have an almost impossible mission. Good thing they are the best of the best.

Via road, a hastily organised relief column consisting of elements from Group Mobile 1 will try to reach the garrison.  The road has been destroyed part way and the 7e RTA Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens (7th Battalion Algerian Infantry Regiment), will attempt to reach the garrison on foot to rescue their countrymen.  The battalion also includes some support units of a BMI (Bataillon de Marche Indochinois - Indochinese March Battalion).

It is a race against time and the battleground is about to get crowded and bloody. 

“Je me réveille toujours dans une sueur froide………..I still wake up in a cold sweat…….”

Game Master: David Tan

Table Size: 6’ x 4’ 

Number of Payers needed:  Up to 5 (Each commanding a battalion)

Playing Time:  2.5 hours

Session: Morning or Afternoon 

Rules: Cold War Commander