French Battalion

French Battalion of the UNO
French Battalion of the UNO
	Bataillon français de l'ONU
Active	1950–1953
Country	France
Allegiance	United Nations
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	1,017
Part of	US 2nd Infantry Division
Engagements	Korean War First and Second Battle of Wonju; Battle of the Twin Tunnels; Battle of Chipyong-ni; Battle of Heartbreak Ridge; Battle of Arrowhead Hill;
Decorations	Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures with 4 Palms,; 3 US Presidential Unit Citation,; 2 ROK Presidential Unit Citations
Commanders
Commander	Raoul Magrin-Vernerey

The French Battalion of the United Nations Organisation (French: Bataillon français de l'Organisation des Nations unies, or BF-ONU) was a battalion of volunteers made up of active and reserve French military personnel sent to the Korean Peninsula as part of the UN force fighting in the Korean War.

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