Dương Văn Dương (1900 – February 20, 1946) was a Vietnamese military officer and leader of the Bình Xuyên army. His nickname was Ba Dương (Dương the Third). He was born in 1900 to a family of poor peasants in Bến Tre Province. During the 1920s, Ba Dương became the leader of the Bình Xuyên, then a coalition of river pirates who extorted protection money from the sampans that traveled the canals on their way to the Cholon docks. Known for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, the Bình Xuyên became popular heroes among the inhabitants in the jungle.[1][2] In 1936, Dương started his criminal activities by providing protection services to the Tây Ninh-Phnom Penh bus station in Saigon. By 1940, he had become a kingpin of South Vietnam. When the Empire of Japan invaded Vietnam in 1940, Ba Dương organized a dare-to-die group of youth to organize resistance to their occupation with his younger brother Năm Hà along with some "inferiors" Bảy Viễn, Mười Trí [vi], ... When the Japanese surrendered in 1945, he cooperated with the Viet Minh against the Anglo-French reoccupation of the country.
In 1946, Dương lead a section of Bình Xuyên troops crossing the Soài Rạp River from Sát Forest to Bến Tre to help the An Hóa - Giao Hòa front. Unfortunately, he was fatally wounded at 8:30 a.m. by a French air strike in Hồ Sen hamlet, Bình Thành commune, Giồng Trôm district, on February 20, 1946 (some documents said that Ba Dương was killed on February 7, 1946). [3]
In 1948, Dương Văn Dương was posthumously promoted to Major General.[3][4]
Legacyedit
A street and high school in Ho Chi Minh City have been named after Dương.
dương, văn, dương, 1900, february, 1946, vietnamese, military, officer, leader, bình, xuyên, army, nickname, dương, dương, third, born, 1900, family, poor, peasants, bến, province, during, 1920s, dương, became, leader, bình, xuyên, then, coalition, river, pira. Dương Văn Dương 1900 February 20 1946 was a Vietnamese military officer and leader of the Binh Xuyen army His nickname was Ba Dương Dương the Third He was born in 1900 to a family of poor peasants in Bến Tre Province During the 1920s Ba Dương became the leader of the Binh Xuyen then a coalition of river pirates who extorted protection money from the sampans that traveled the canals on their way to the Cholon docks Known for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor the Binh Xuyen became popular heroes among the inhabitants in the jungle 1 2 In 1936 Dương started his criminal activities by providing protection services to the Tay Ninh Phnom Penh bus station in Saigon By 1940 he had become a kingpin of South Vietnam When the Empire of Japan invaded Vietnam in 1940 Ba Dương organized a dare to die group of youth to organize resistance to their occupation with his younger brother Năm Ha along with some inferiors Bảy Viễn Mười Tri vi When the Japanese surrendered in 1945 he cooperated with the Viet Minh against the Anglo French reoccupation of the country Major GeneralDương Văn DươngPersonal detailsBorn1900 1900 Gia Định French CochinchinaDied1946 aged 45 46 Bến Tre Democratic Republic of VietnamNicknameBa DươngMilitary serviceAllegianceDemocratic Republic of VietnamBranch servicePeople s Army of VietnamRankMajor General posthumously Contents 1 Death 2 Legacy 3 References 4 External linksDeath editIn 1946 Dương lead a section of Binh Xuyen troops crossing the Soai Rạp River from Sat Forest to Bến Tre to help the An Hoa Giao Hoa front Unfortunately he was fatally wounded at 8 30 a m by a French air strike in Hồ Sen hamlet Binh Thanh commune Giồng Trom district on February 20 1946 some documents said that Ba Dương was killed on February 7 1946 3 In 1948 Dương Văn Dương was posthumously promoted to Major General 3 4 Legacy editA street and high school in Ho Chi Minh City have been named after Dương The biggest canal in Tan Thạnh district Long An was named after Dương Văn Dương 3 References edit Jeffrey Hays 2008 ORGANIZED CRIME IN VIETNAM BINH XUYEN AND NAM CAM Facts and Details Retrieved 2017 04 07 McCoy Alfred 1972 The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia Harper amp Row ISBN 0060129018 a b c Nguyễn Hữu Vị 2007 Dương Văn Dương vị thiếu tướng quan đội đầu tien ở Nam bộ tt va hết Facts and Details Archived from the original on 2011 02 22 Retrieved 2023 12 13 Dương Văn Dương from Binh Xuyen force leader to Deputy Chief of the 7th Military Zone qdnd vn Retrieved 29 March 2024 External links edit 1 Archived 2014 10 06 at the Wayback Machine 2 Archived 2013 11 12 at the Wayback Machine 3 4 nbsp nbsp This biographical article about the military of Vietnam is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dương Văn Dương amp oldid 1220817764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
