From 1947 to 1954, the Republican Guard took part in the Indochina War by sending three "Legions of March" which were mainly assigned to the training of allied indigenous troops and to the defense of certain places. The 3 legions, comprising a constant workforce of nearly 3,000 men, suffered heavy losses (more than 600 dead and 1,500 wounded during the conflict), which earned it the Croix de Guerre TOE. In 1954, the Republican Guard split into two distinct branches, the Mobile Gendarmerie and the Republican Guard of Paris.