-
characters have
fictitious names, but are
members of real units, like the 5th
Bawouan Vietnamese paratrooper Lieutenant Ky (Eric Do) or
Captain de Kerveguen...
- "Commando Battalion"), the so-called 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th
BAWOUAN, were
later created.
These elite units were
referred as the "BPVN" (Bataillon...
-
warfare Parachuting Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Urban warfare Size
Battalion Part of
Groupe d'Opération Nord-Ouest (GONO) Nickname(s) 5e
Bawouan...
- were dissolved,
however regalia and
aesthetics alongside the
nickname "
Bawouans"
would be retained. The
Airborne Division,
alongside the
Vietnamese Rangers...
-
dropped with the 5th
Vietnamese Parachutist Battalion (5e BPVN aka 5e
BAWOUAN). As a result,
upranked Corporal-Chief
Schoendoerffer "celebrated" his...
