Hoàng Cầm (general)
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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]
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Colonel General Hoàng Cầm | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Đỗ Văn Cầm (1920-04-30)30 April 1920 Ứng Hòa, Hà Tây, Tonkin (French protectorate) |
Died | 19 August 2013(2013-08-19) (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 | |
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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]