Võ Nguyên Giáp

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).

Vo Nguyen Giap
General Giap in 2008
Elk-nameVăn
Born25 August 1911(1911-08-25)
Lộc Thủy, Quảng Bình Province, French Indocheenae
Dee'd4 October 2013(2013-10-04) (aged 102)
108 Hospital, Hanoi
Allegiance Viet Minh
 Vietnam
Service/branch Vietnam Fowk's Airmy
Years o service1944–91
RankGeneral
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
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