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Hoàng Cầm (general)
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]
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 was born Đỗ Văn Cầm in Cao Sơn, Ứng Hòa district, Hà Tây province of the Tonkin Protectorate, French Indochina.[2]
There is another by the name of Hoàng Cầm (1916–1996), who was a soldier inventor of the Viet Minh Hoàng Cầm stove.[6]
References edit
- ^ Hoàng, Phan (1999). Phỏng vấn các tướng lĩnh Việt Nam: tập 1-2-3 (in Vietnamese). Trẻ. p. 10.
- ^ a b "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 "
- ^ "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 Hoang Cam stove, named after its Viet Minh inventor, who discovered a way of"