Video: 'French Foreign Legion. Massacre at Lang Son 9 March 1945'

(Saturday, March 9, 1945, 8:00 p.m. local time; part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II) — The Japanese military staged a coup d’état in French Indochina today, effectively overthrowing French rule and taking full control of the colony, a move known as “Operation Bright Moon” where they replaced French officials with their own administration, aiming to secure the region against potential Allied advances during World War II.

Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History Part 1 Roots Of A War 1945-1953 (Unedited VHS version)' (Mar. 9, 1945, at 29:29)