Hoàng Cầm (general)
Colonel General Hoàng Cầm | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Đỗ Văn Cầm 30 April 1920 Ứng Hòa, Hà Tây, Tonkin (French protectorate) |
| Died | 19 August 2013 (aged 93) |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Awards |  Ho Chi Minh Order |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Vietnam |
| Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | |
Hoàng Cầm (born Đỗ Văn Cầm) (1920–2013) was a colonel general in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN).[1][2] He led the PAVN 4th Corps in the Battle of Phước Long and Battle of Xuân Lộc.[3]: 75 [4][5]
There is another by the name of Hoàng Cầm (1916–1996), who was a soldier inventor of the Viet Minh Hoàng Cầm stove.[6]
Early years
[edit]Hoàng Cầm was born Đỗ Văn Cầm in Cao Sơn, Ứng Hòa district, Hà Tây province of the Tonkin Protectorate. Cầm had a poor childhood, was orphaned at age of 12. He joined Tirailleurs indochinois stationed at Lai Châu for a living at age of 21. Two years later he was transferred to Hà Nội, but deserted thus escaping from Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina in March 1945. Cầm joined the Youth Union of Hà Nội in July 1945, then joined National Salvation Army (Viet Minh) of Hà Nội after August Uprising and changed his name to Hoàng Cầm.[5]
Military career
[edit]In the First Indochina War, Hoàng Cầm led the 130th battalion of the 209th regiment in the Battle of Đông Khê, then the 209th regiment of the 312th Brigade in the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ.[5]
Awards and legacy
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hoàng, Phan (1999). Phỏng vấn các tướng lĩnh Việt Nam: tập 1-2-3 (in Vietnamese). Trẻ. p. 10.
- ^ "Colonel General Hoàng Cầm". mod.gov.vn. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Veith, George (2012). Black April The Fall of South Vietnam 1973-75. Encounter Books. ISBN 9781594035722.
- ^ The Tragedy of the Vietnam War: A South Vietnamese Officer's Analysis - Page 203 Van Nguyen Duong - 2008 "The NVA IV Corps of Major General Hoang Cam, comprised the 341st, 2nd and 7th Divisions plus an artillery regiment and an armored regiment assailed the ARVN 18th Division along inter-provincial Route 20 and at Xuan-Loc, the capital city "
- ^ a b c "Colonel General Hoàng Cầm". qdnd.vn. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ The Vietnamese War: Revolution and Social Change in the Mekong Volume 1 - Page 249 David W. P. Elliott - 2003 "... and cook without fire (this certainly refers to the famous Hoàng Cầm stove, named after its Viet Minh inventor, who discovered a way of"
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