Tieu Doan Kinh Quan

Definition

(Abbreviation) Tieu Doan= Battalion size military unit

Kinh Quan= light infantry or light mobile unit, often referred to during French IndoChina War 1946-1954 as "Commando"

The TDKQ were battalion-size units of 600-700 soldiers that were formed from the Vietnamese population and led by French officers and NCO's. Late war period 1952-1954 they formed a portion of the ANV, Vietnamese National Army supervised by the French and later Americans 1955-1960.