Trần Quý Hai
Lieutenant General Trần Quý Hai | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Chief of the PAVN General Staff | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bùi Chấn 20 May 1913 Sơn Tịnh, Quảng Ngãi, Annam (French protectorate) |
| Died | 1985 (aged 71–72) Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Awards |  Gold Star Order (posthumously) Ho Chi Minh Order |
| Nickname | Võ Văn Khế |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Vietnam |
| Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence of Vietnam Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| Battles/wars | |
Trần Quý Hai (born Bùi Chấn)(1913–1985) was a lieutenant-general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War, and the Vietnam War.[1] He commanded Việt Cộng forces in Battle of Khe Sanh and Second Battle of Quảng Trị.[2][3]
Early years[edit]
Trần Quý Hai was born in 1913 as Bùi Chấn in a poor peasant family in Châu Sa commune, Sơn Tịnh district of Quảng Ngãi province. He took part in revolutionary movements since early ages and joined the Indochinese Communist Party in October 1930. In 1931, Bùi Chấn was jailed by French colonial for supporting Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets.[3]
Military career[edit]
During the first First Indochina War, Trần Quý Hai was assigned to the political commissar of Bình Trị Thiên front (later divided to B4 and B5 fronts) in 1949. Two years later, he was assigned to the commander cum political commissar of newly formed 325th Brigade.[3]
During the Vietnam War, Trần Quý Hai was promoted to Deputy Chief of the General Staff in 1955, major general in 1958, then Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence of Vietnam in 1961. In 1972, he commanded B5 Front (Highway 9 – Northern Quảng Trị) fighting the Second Battle of Quảng Trị.[3]
Award and legacy[edit]
In 2008, LTG Trần Quý Hai was posthumously awarded the Gold Star Order.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "110 years birth anniversary of Lieutenent general Trần Quý Hai". baovanhoa.vn. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Historical meaning of Khe Sanh victory and Hướng Hóa liberation". baoquangtri.vn. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Trần Quý Hai - a faithful communist and a talent general". quangngai.dcs.vn. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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