Hoàng Văn Thái
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Hoàng Văn Thái, born Hoàng Văn Xiêm, was a Vietnamese Army General and a communist political figure. His hometown was Tây An, Tiền Hải District, Thái Bình Province. During the 1968 Tết Offensive, he w
Portrait of General Hoàng Văn Thái (1986)
The PAVN's establishment in 1944. Hoàng Văn Thái wearing a pith helmet and holding the flag.
Võ Nguyên Giáp
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Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary and politician. Highly regarded as a military strategist, Giáp led Vietnamese communist military forces to victory in the decades-long
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…peaceful"), joined the resistance against Japan and then joined the August Revolution against France in 1945. He also was one of 34 soldiers led by Võ Nguyên Giáp that met on 22 December 1944 to found the Armed Propaganda Unit for National Liberation that later became the Vietnam People's Army. Thai was assigned…
Giáp in c. 1950s
Võ Nguyên Giáp and Ho Chi Minh in 1945
Võ Nguyên Giáp attending the ceremony establishing two naval squadrons – the first naval units of the Vietnamese People's Navy, 1954.
D67 in Hanoi Citadel was the military headquarters of General Giáp during the war