Nguyen Viet Thanh
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- This is a Vietnamese name; the family name is Nguyen. According to Vietnamese custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Thanh.
General Nguyen Viet Thanh
Lieutenant General Nguyen Viet Thanh (1931–1970) was born in Dalat, Vietnam.
General Thanh served in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and was assigned as Commander of IV Corps, 7th Division.
During the Tet Offensive, Vietcong troops took General Thanh and his family prisoner in an attempt to pressure his unit the 7th Division to lay down their weapons, but their plan failed and he and his family were released.
In May 1970, General Thanh was tasked to lead unit IV Corp into Cambodia to support General Do Cao Tri, but his plane collided with a U.S. Cobra in the interior of Cambodia and he was killed.
[edit] Notable ARVN generals
- Nguyen Cao Ky
- Duong Van Minh
- Tran Van Minh
- Nguyen Khanh
- Nguyen Van Thieu
- Ngo Quang Truong
- Nguyen Van Hieu
- Nguyen Ngoc Loan
- Tran Van Huong
- Nguyen Khoa Nam
[edit] External links
- Two Fighting Generals Generals Do Cao Tri and Nguyen Viet Thanh
- Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Reunion 2003
- Vietnam War Bibliography: The ARVN and the RVN
- History of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
- Hue Massacre Tet Offensive Photos
- Liberation of Giai Phong Dan Toi from Communist Viet Cong by Army of the Republic of Vietnam: Photos
- The Battle for Hue, 1968 by James H. Willbanks
