Vũ Lăng
Colonel General Vũ Lăng | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Đỗ Đức Liêm 4 August 1921 |
| Died | 23 October 1988 (aged 67) Soviet Union |
| Party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  North Vietnam (1945–1976) Vietnam(1976–1988) |
| Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
Years of service | 1945–1988 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Hero of the People's Armed Forces |
Vũ Lăng (born Đỗ Đức Liêm) (1921–1988) was a colonel-general in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) active during the First Indochina War, and the Vietnam War.[1][2]
In the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, Vũ Lăng was the commander of 98th Regiment of 316th Brigade and led his regiment besieging, attacking Eliane positions (C1, C2) of French Central positions (Vietnamese: phân khu Trung tâm - Mường Thanh).[3]
A few days after the Capture of Ban Me Thuot, on 27 March 1975, PAVN Chief of General Staff Văn Tiến Dũng held a conference with his senior officers and announced that he was authorized to continue the attack to the coast, and that three B3 Front divisions would be combined to form a new strategic army corps: the 3rd Corps. Vũ Lăng, and Đặng Vũ Hiệp would be the corps commander and commissar respectively.[4]: 333–334
In 2023, CG Vũ Lăng was posthumously awarded the Hero of the People's Armed Forces.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Posthumous Hero of the People's Armed Forces awards for Colenel Generals Hoàng Minh Thảo, Đặng Vũ Hiệp and Vũ Lăng". qdnd.vn. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ↑ "Two Hanoians in Central Highlands campaign". qdnd.vn. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ↑ "One-month-long siege at C1 position of Điện Biên Phủ". baolangson.vn. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ↑ Veith, George (2012). Black April The Fall of South Vietnam 1973–75. Encounter Books. ISBN 9781594035722.