Distribution of the French Troops during the First Indochina War in February 1954:
- Northern Laos (10 battalions, 8 from Vietnam): GM7, 1er BPC, 10e Tabor, 11e RIC, 4/4e RIC, 101 VN battalion;
- Central and southern Laos (12 battalions, 9 from Vietnam) : GM51, GM1, GM5, GM Para; hedgehogs at Xeno & Xaravan;
- Central Highlands 5 GMs (15 + 9 = 24 battalions, 9 from lowland): GM100 (from Korea), GM21 (from southern VN), GM11 (from Binh-Tri-Thien), GM41 &GM42 remained here as earlier.
New hedgehot at An Khe;
- Interzone 5: 16 battalions of which GM10 from France.
- Dien Bien Phu: 12 battalions + 7 companies.
- Southern Vietnam: 3 undermanned Euro-African battalions + 12 newly founded Vietnamese battalions.
- Red River Delta: (27 battalions for mobile purposes): 3 GMs + 18 independent battalions including those protecting De Lattre's bunkers and local troops.
