Hoàng Cầm (general)
Hoàng Cầm (born Đỗ Văn Cầm) (1920–2013) was a colonel general in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). He led the PAVN 4th Corps in the Battle of Phước Long and Battle of Xuân Lộc.: 75
Colonel General Hoàng Cầm | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Đỗ Văn Cầm 30 April 1920 Ứng Hòa, Hà Tây, Tonkin (French protectorate) |
| Died | 19 August 2013 (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 | |
Hoàng Cầm was born Đỗ Văn Cầm in Cao Sơn, Ứng Hòa district, Hà Tây province of the Tonkin Protectorate, French Indochina.
There is another by the name of Hoàng Cầm (1916–1996), who was a soldier inventor of the Viet Minh Hoàng Cầm stove.
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