Enamel Mug - The Black Tigers - Good Morning Army (in aid of ANAPI)

FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANAPI.

The "Black Tigers" was the nickname of Commando No. 24, led by Chief Warrant Officer Roger Vandenberghe, the most decorated non-commissioned officer of the French Army in the 20th century. Composed of Vietnamese partisans and defectors dressed in black, the commando carried out "hit-and-run" operations behind Viet Minh lines in the regions of Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, and Phu Ly. "Give me a hundred Vandenberghes, and Indochina will be saved," said General de Lattre de Tassigny. Vandenberghe was betrayed and assassinated on January 5, 1952, by one of his own men, at the age of 24.

ANAPI (National Association of Former Prisoners, Internees, and Deportees of Indochina), recognized as being of general interest, brings together former prisoners, internees, and deportees of Indochina between 1945 and 1954. It works to preserve the memory of the combatants of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps (CEFEO). Of the 40,000 prisoners in Viet Minh camps, only 9,000 returned.

Enamel mug "The Black Tigers". Lightweight, durable, perfect for bivouacking. Hand wash only.