Võ Nguyên Giáp

Vo Nguyen Giap
Vo Nguyen Giap
	General Giap in 2008
Elk-name	Văn
Born	25 August 1911; Lộc Thủy, Quảng Bình Province, French Indocheenae
Dee'd	4 October 2013 (aged 102); 108 Hospital, Hanoi
Allegiance	Viet Minh; Vietnam
Service/branch	Vietnam Fowk's Airmy
Years o service	1944–91
Rank	General
Commands held	Vietnam Fowk's Airmy;
Battles/wars	Warld War II; First Indocheenae War; Vietnam War; Battle o Hanoi; Battle o Dien Bien Phu; Battle o Hòa Bình; Operation Rollin Thunder; Operation Lea; Battle o Khe Sanh; Operation Lam Son 719; Tết Offensive; Easter Offensive; Faw o Saigon; 1975 Spring Offensive; Sino-Vietnamese War;
Awairds	Template:Gold Star Order (Vietnam)Template:Ho Chi Minh OrderTemplate:Ho Chi Minh OrderTemplate:Military Exploit OrderTemplate:Military Exploit OrderTemplate:Hero of the People's Armed ForcesTemplate:Fatherland Defense OrderTemplate:Feat Order; Resolution for Victory Order;
Signatur

Võ Nguyên Giáp (25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) wis a General in the Vietnam Fowk's Airmy an a politeecian. Giap is considered ane o the greatest militar strategists o aw time.^[1]^[2] He first grew tae prominence during World War II, whaur he served as the militar leader o the Viet Minh resistance against the Japanese occupation o Vietnam. Giap wis a principal commander in twa wars: the First Indocheenae War (1946–54) an the Vietnam War (1960–75). He pairteecipatit in the follaein heestorically signeeficant battles: Lạng Sơn (1950), Hòa Bình (1951–52), Điện Biên Phủ (1954), the Tết Offensive (1968), the Easter Offensive (1972), an the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign (1975).

References

↑ "Obituary: General Vo Nguyen Giap". BBC News Services. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
↑ "General Vo Nguyen Giap: Soldier who led Vietnamese forces against France and the US". Independent Print Ltd. 4 October 2013. Archived frae the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

[1] "Obituary: General Vo Nguyen Giap". BBC News Services. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

[2] "General Vo Nguyen Giap: Soldier who led Vietnamese forces against France and the US". Independent Print Ltd. 4 October 2013. Archived frae the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

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