Võ Nguyên Giáp
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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).
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Elk-name | Văn |
Born | 25 August 1911(1911-08-25) Lộc Thủy, Quảng Bình Province, French Indocheenae |
Dee'd | 4 October 2013(2013-10-04) (aged 102) 108 Hospital, Hanoi |
Allegiance | Viet Minh Vietnam |
Service/branch | Vietnam Fowk's Airmy |
Years o service | 1944–91 |
Rank | General |
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