Jean Sassi


Jean Sassi was a French Army colonel and intelligence service officer, former "Jedburgh" of France and Far East. Commando chief of the SDECE's 11th Shock Parachutist Regiment. Maquis chief in French Indochina through the GCMA.
During the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in April 1954 Jean Sassi led Mèo partisans in Operation Condor, also known as Operation D.

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