5 0 1 e ▁Rég iment ▁de ▁chars ▁de ▁combat ; ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁inf antry ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 e ▁B ata illon , ▁Rég iment ▁de ▁mar che ▁du ▁T ch ad ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Navy ’ s ▁Rég iment ▁Bl ind é ▁de ▁F us ili ers - Mar ins , ▁with ▁M 3 ▁Half - tra cks ; ▁and ▁engineer ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 1 er ▁B ata illon ▁du ▁Gén ie . ▁This ▁force ▁was ▁land ed ▁at ▁Sa ig on ▁between ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁immediately ▁deployed ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁M ỹ ▁Th o ▁in ▁the ▁M ek ong ▁D elta ▁from ▁the ▁V iet ▁Min h . ▁ ▁Egypt ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Division ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Egypt ▁to ▁take ▁back ▁the ▁S uez ▁canal ▁during ▁the ▁S uez ▁crisis . ▁The ▁ 1 0 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Division ▁land ed ▁at ▁Ras wa . ▁Ras wa ▁im posed ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁drop ▁zone ▁surrounded ▁by ▁water , ▁but ▁Mass u ▁assured ▁Andre ▁Be auf re ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁ins ol v able ▁problem ▁for ▁his ▁men . ▁ 5 0 0 ▁heavily ▁armed ▁par atro op ers ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁ 2 nd ▁Col onial ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment ▁( 2 ème ▁R PC ), ▁hast ily ▁re deploy ed ▁from ▁combat ▁in