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Corps Léger d'Intervention

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The Corps Léger d'Intervention or C.L.I. (French for "intervention light corps") was a Pacific War interarm corps of the Far East French Expeditionary Forces commanded by General Roger Blaizot and using guerrilla warfare against the Imperial Japanese Army who occupied French Indochina since 1941. It was created by General de Gaulle after the British Chindits Special Forces who fought in the Burma Campaign.

History

The C.L.I. was created in November 4, 1943 in Jijel, French Algeria with 500 commandos under Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Huard. Its purpose was to reinforce the resistance in French Indochina that was led by General Mordant (a.k.a. Narcisse) who came from mainland France in 1941.

Meanwhile, Commandant de Crevècoeur arrived at Meerut, North West India in November 10 to introduce the C.L.I. to SOE Force 136's Mackenzie.

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