English: Original quote in the The Eyewitness History of the Vietnam War : «After the fall of Dien Bien Phu supporting laotian troops fall back across the Mekong River into Laos»

en:Operation Condor (1954)/fr:Opération D?. The Mekong river is far away from Dien Bien Phu in Laos territory!

Quote of International Center of Photography, icp.org [1] : «French soldiers, ill and wounded, march single file across a foot bridge after their release by the Vietminh, Louangphrabang, Laos»
Quote of ader-paris.fr [2] :
«Robert Capa (1913-1954) Laos, mai 1954.
Diên Biên Phu. Luang Prabang. Soldat français relaché pour blessure après la chute de Diên Biên Phu. »

Facts :

• Robert Capa photographed wounded soldiers at Luang Prabang in May 1954. [3], [4],

Loạt ảnh cuối cùng của phóng viên huyền thoại Robert Capa ở Việt Nam, Việt Nam 1954 trong ống kính huyền thoại Robert Capa

• The original photograph is larger [5]
• The Mekong river flows in Luang Prabang. Its width here is about 250 m. The Nam Khan River in Luang Prabang is about 50 m wide. The rainy season in Laos runs from April, May to September.

Comments :

• The soldiers on the bridge appear to be carrying backpacks, and some carrying rifles. They don't appear to be injured.
• They could be uninjured soldiers of the French armed forces crossing a bridge over the Nam Khan River in Luang Prabang. Photograph by Robert Capa, May 1954.