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 The Forgotten Victory - France 
 English 2013 . 07 . 04 15 : 23 
 Defend Korea as my homeland 
 French national tricolor flag represents liberty ‧ equality ‧ benevolence . French troops took a part in defending ROK by fighting battles courageously with sacrifices during the Koran War . Such action illustrated the meaning of its national flag . French army consisted of one infantry battalion and one Navy destroyer had never retreated from all battles despite of any sacrifices . 
 Maurice Navarre , deceased in the Korean War , died at the age of 79 . He willed , " Scatter my ashes at 931 highland , a ferocious battlefield , where my fellow soldiers lay beneath the ground . " This will was achieved in 2007 by cooperation between France and ROKA . 
 When there was an outbreak of the Korean War , France did not have enough power to spare to help Korea due to undergoing war at Indochina . However , in addition to sending out one destroyer on July 22 , 1950 , France initiated one infantry battalion for dispatch , supported by troops on active service and reserve forces on Sept . 18 . French land force arrived at Busan on Nov . 11 . 
 Although dispatched French army did not have large number of soldiers , it was a strong elite troop consisted of soldiers from the Maritime Corps , airborne troops , the Foreign Legion , and capital defense army . Especially battalion commander Ralph Monclar Ltc , the leader of the troop , was Lieutenant General at the Foreign Legion , but voluntarily downgraded his rank in order to participate in the Korean War . 
 The French battalion participated in Wonju battle as its first battle in the Korean War on Jan . 10 , 1951 after it was assigned under US 2 nd division . The French battalion fought hand - to - hand against regiment - scale Chinese army at dual tunnel battle , occurred near Jipyeongri on Feb . 10 . Consequently , the battalion defended AOR highland till the end , and dealt a fatal blow to its enemy by shooting 1 , 300 enemies dead . The troop received US presidential citation and won official commendation from French Army for its service . 
 French army suffered 1 , 289 humane losses in total : 262 warriors dead , 1 , 008 soldiers injured , 7 missing , 12 POWs , and etc . The number was equal to French participating troops at the time , and this means that there were few war veterans returned without any scratches after the war . French war veterans - returned from Korea after their deaths like Navarre - sacrificed themselves for Korea , having their mind just like protecting their homeland . 
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