Lieutenant Colonel Bigeard and Colonel Langlais on release from captivity.
Central Command
Commander-in Chief: General Vo Nguyen Giap
Chief of Staff: General Hoang Van Thai
‘Nam Dinh’
304th Infantry Division: General Hoang Sam
9th Infantry Regiment:
353rd, 375th & 400th battalions
57th Infantry Regiment:
265th, 346th & 418th battalions
(third regiment not committed)
345th Artillery Battalion
‘Viet Bac’
308th Infantry Division: General Vuong Thua Vu
36th Infantry Regiment:
80th, 84th & 89th battalions
88th Infantry Regiment:
23rd, 29th & 322nd battalions
102nd Infantry Regiment:
18th, 54th & 79th battalions
‘Ben Tre’
312th Infantry Division: General Hoang Cam
141st Infantry Regiment:
11th, 16th & 428th battalions
165th Infantry Regiment:
115th, 542nd & 564th battalions
209th Infantry Regiment:
130th, 154th & 166th battalions
154th Artillery Battalion
‘Bien Hoa’
316th Infantry Division: General Le Quang Ba
98th Infantry Regiment:
215th, 439th & 933rd battalions
174th Infantry Regiment:
249th & 251st battalions
176th Infantry Regiment:
888th, 970th & 999th battalions
980th Artillery Battalion
812th Heavy Weapons Company
Support
351st Heavy Division (Reinforced): General Vu Hien
45th Artillery Regiment:
950th & 954th battalions
675th Artillery Regiment:
83rd, 175th & 275th battalions
367th Anti-aircraft Regiment
237th Heavy Weapons Regiment
151st Engineer Regiment
Field Rocket Unit (unidentified)
148th Independent Infantry Regiment:
910th & 920th battalions, plus 121st Heavy Weapons Company
Lieutenant Colonel Bigeard and Colonel Langlais on release from captivity.