Le Nguyen Khang
Encyclopedia
Lieutenant General Lê Nguyên Khang (born 11 June 1931 in Son Tay
) was a Marine Commander of the Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps
for South Vietnam
.
Son Tay
Sơn Tây is an urban district and city in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It was the capital of Son Tay province before merging with Ha Dong province in 1965...
) was a Marine Commander of the Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps
Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps
The Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps ) was part of the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam . It was established by Ngo Dinh Diem in 1954 when he was Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam, which became the Republic of Vietnam in 1955. The longest-serving commander was Lieutenant General Le...
for South Vietnam
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
.
Assignments
- Commander of the Marine Corps,
- VNN Commander,
- Commander of the Capital Military Zone,
- Saigon-Gia Dinh Military Governor,
- III Corps and III Tactical Zone Commander (1968)
- Representative of the Government in the Eastern Regions,
- Deputy Chief of the Joint General Staff in Operations.