Charles Chanson (1902–1951) was the Commander of the French-Indo-Chinese forces in southern Vietnam during the First Indochina War.Born on 18 February 1902 in Grenoble, France, Charles Marie Ferreol Chanson was educated at Ecole Polytechnique (entrance: 1922). His father was General Henri Chanson and his great father was General Achille Chanson. All of them were artillery officers.Charles Chanson was posted in France, Morocco, Algeria, and Germany and Indochina after World War 2.