M1A1s with French Forces

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   The OSS, during WWII, provided M1A1 Carbines to the French resistence.  The French likely kept the carbines and other arms provided by the OSS and issued them to the forces in South East Asia.  
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	The OSS, during WWII, provided M1A1 Carbines to the French resistence. The French likely kept the carbines and other arms provided by the OSS and issued them to the forces in South East Asia. OttoShoppe06

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	May 2016-F M1A1 CARBINES WITH THE FRENCH FORCES AT DIEN BIEN PHU, 1954 The United States supplied aircraft, pilots, weapons, maintenance crews and other materiel support to the French military during their colonial war in French Indochina. The photos below are from the final battle of Dien Bien Phu, which occurred from March-May 1954, and ended in defeat for the French. Airborne troops can be seen with M1A1s. Note the rubber magazine “dust covers” attached to the bottoms of the 15-round magazines and the lack of bayonet lugs on the carbines. Photos submitted by Ted Syme.
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