Rats of Nam Yum
Internal deserters at Dien Bien Phu who waited out the siege.
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The Rats of Nam Yum were internal deserters from the French forces at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Consisting of French, Foreign Legion, African, Vietnamese, and Thai tribal troops, they sequestered themselves in a portion of the fortress on cliffs overlooking the Nam Yum river to wait out the battle. They subsisted on stolen rations and intercepted airdropped supplies, digging dugouts for shelter.
Quick Facts
- Estimated number
- about one thousand
- Location
- portion of the fortress of Dien Bien Phu on cliffs overlooking the Nam Yum river
- Subsistence
- rations and equipment stolen from French forces or intercepted airdropped supplies
- Shelter
- dugouts
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- Wikipedia: Rats of Nam Yum (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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