Hoàng Văn Thái
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Hoàng Văn Thái born Hoàng Văn Xiêm, was a Vietnamese communist military and political figure. His hometown was Tây An, Tiền Hải District, Thái Bình Province
. During the Tết Offensive, he was the most senior North Vietnamese Officer in South Vietnam. chief of staff battle of Điện Biên Phủ.
From 1967 to 1973, he was assigned to the South, held the commander of South Vietnam Liberation Army Vietnam, Deputy Secretary of Central Southern Department. Main of the great country he had helped earlier to the day Vietnam was reunified.
Thai Binh Province
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. During the Tết Offensive, he was the most senior North Vietnamese Officer in South Vietnam. chief of staff battle of Điện Biên Phủ.
Service in military
- In 1938, he joined the Communist Party of IndochinaCommunist Party of IndochinaCommunist Party of Indochina is one of three predecessors of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Other two predecessors are the Communist Party of Annam and the Communist League of Indochina....
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- In 1941, commander of the squad National Salvation ArmyNational Salvation ArmyNational Salvation Army may refer to:* Chinese People's National Salvation Army, an anti-Japanese volunteer army* Heilungkiang National Salvation Army, an anti-Japanese volunteer army...
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in 1945. He also was one of 34 soldiers Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army to attend the first established on 22 December in 1944 and he was the leader of the flag leaf 34 soldiers. - 7 September in 1945, the President Provisional Government Chi Minh assigned the General Staff formed National Army, after holding The first Chief of General Staff of the People's Army of Vietnam (1945–1953).
- Month 1 Year 1948, he is one of the 9 Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
of the first Vietnam. Along with the style of this phase: GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
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, Lieutenant General Nguyen BinhNguyen BinhNguyen Binh is a district of Cao Bang Province in the Northeast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 39,153. The district covers an area of 837 km²...
, and Maj. Gen. 9: Nguyen Son, Chu Van Tan, Hoang Sam, Tran Dai Nghia, Le Hien Mai, Văn Tiến Dũng, Tran Tu BinhTran Tu BinhTrần Tử Bình was a Vietnamese revolutionary who later became one of the first generals of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Vietnam’s Ambassador to People's Republic of China ....
, Le Thiet Hung, Duong Van Duong (died in 1946). - In 1950, his chief of staff of part-Borders campaign and he was the commander of the Battle of Dong Khe - opening campaign.
- In 1954, he was held and special campaign chief of staff Điện Biên PhủBattle of Dien Bien PhuThe Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries. The battle occurred between March and May 1954 and culminated in a comprehensive French defeat that...
, Assistant to the General Commander Võ Nguyên GiápVo Nguyen GiapVõ Nguyên Giáp is a retired Vietnamese officer in the Vietnam People’s Army and a politician. He was a principal commander in two wars: the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War...
. - On 31 August in 1959, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
- In 1960 to 1965, part-time chairman of the Committee for Physical Training and Sports of the Government.
- In 1966, he was assigned as Commander, Political Commissar cum Military Region V.
From 1967 to 1973, he was assigned to the South, held the commander of South Vietnam Liberation Army Vietnam, Deputy Secretary of Central Southern Department. Main of the great country he had helped earlier to the day Vietnam was reunified.
- Battle of Loc Ninh commander (October 27, 1967 – December 10, 1967)
- 30 January 1968, he was the commander of events during the Tet offensive throughout South of Viet Nam
- From April the year 1974 to 1986, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and was appointed the Deputy Ministry of Defense, and Deputy Chief of General Staff First, the Standing Member of the Central Military Party Committee.
- Month 1 Year 1980, he was promoted to the rank of General.
- He was a member of Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam studies III, IV, V and a delegate to Congress VII.
- On 2 July in 1986, he died suddenly of a heart attack at the Army Medical Institute 108.
Awards and honours
- Vietnam State: Gold Star Medal (awarded posthumously in 2007), Order of Ho Chi Minh City, 2 Military Medal class, Victory Medal class, Order of Resistance first class and many decorations and medals others.
- Street titled Hoang Van Thai'in Thanh Xuan, Hanoi and District 7, Ho Chi Minh City,...
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- Lady is a Dam Thi Loan, Lieutenant Colonel People's Army of Vietnam, one of three female soldiers in the Vietnam Propaganda Teams Liberation Army and she is one of them is an honor flag in the Independence ceremony held at the Ba Dinh Square on 2 September in 1945.