Brigadier General John G. Hill, Jr., ADC, 101st Airborne Division and Major General Phú at Camp Eagle turnover ceremony, 1 February 1972
Military service
Phu was a company commanding officer in the 5th Battalion of Vietnamese Paratroopers (5th BPVN, standing for Bataillon de Parachutistes Vietnamiens in French) of the Vietnam National Army during the battle of Dien Bien Phu. He was captured with the remainder of the French garrison when it surrendered to the Viet Minh on 7 May 1954.
In an interview with The New York Times in early February 1972 he and 3rd Infantry Division commander General Vũ Văn Giai expressed doubts about the widely anticipated PAVN offensive in the northern provinces in mid-February stating that no major action would take place until March at the earliest due to the need for the PAVN to build up their logistics.[1]
He served as director Quang Trung Training Center, before taking the command in 1974 of the II Corps/Military Region II in Pleiku.[citation needed]
He was the commander during the Battle of Ban Me Thuot which was part of North Vietnam's Campaign 275 to capture the Central Highlands following the victory at Phước Long on 6 January 1975. His troops suffered heavy losses on the way of withdrawal to the coastal areas in April 1975. He committed suicide in Saigon on 30 April 1975, the day of the fall of Saigon when the Republic of Vietnam fell to the forces of the North Vietnamese Army.
References
^Joseph B. Treaster (6 February 1972). "Officers feel foe won't strike now". The New York Times. p. 5.
Davidson, Phillip (1988). Vietnam at War: The History 1946-1975. Novato, CA: Presidio Press. (ISBN0-19-506792-4)
External links
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