Lê Nguyên Vỹ
Lê Nguyên Vỹ | |
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Born | (1933-08-22)August 22, 1933 Sơn Tây, French Indochina |
Died | April 30, 1975(1975-04-30) (aged 41) Lai Khê, Republic of Vietnam |
Allegiance | State of Vietnam South Vietnam |
Service/ | Vietnamese National Army Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
Years of service | 1951–1975 |
Rank | Brigadier General (Chuẩn Tướng) |
Children | 4 |
Brigadier General Lê Nguyên Vỹ (22 August 1933, Sơn Tây, Tonkin, French Indochina—30 April 1975, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam) was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
Education
In 1951, he graduated from the officers candidate course in the Regional Military School, Military Region II at Phu Bai near Huế.
Military service
He was the commander of 5th Infantry Division at Lai Khe. He was born in Sơn Tây province, North Vietnam. As a deputy Commander of the 5th Infantry, He fought fiercely during the siege of Battle of An Lộc and later was promoted to the CO of the division.
On April 30, 1975, after receiving the order to surrender after the communist North Vietnamese and Việt Cộng captured Saigon, he committed suicide at 11:00 AM, at the division headquarters in Lai Khe.
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officers
- Cao Văn Viên
- Chung Tấn Cang
- Đặng Văn Quang
- Đỗ Cao Trí
- Đỗ Mậu
- Dư Quốc Đống
- Dương Văn Đức
- Dương Văn Minh
- Hoàng Cơ Minh
- Hoàng Xuân Lãm
- Huỳnh Văn Cao
- Lâm Quang Thi
- Lâm Quang Thơ
- Lâm Văn Phát
- Lê Minh Đảo
- Lê Nguyên Khang
- Lê Nguyên Vỹ
- Lê Văn Hưng
- Lê Văn Kim
- Lữ Mộng Lan
- Lý Tòng Bá
- Mai Hữu Xuân
- Ngô Du
- Ngô Quang Trưởng
- Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
- Nguyễn Chánh Thi
- Nguyễn Đức Thắng
- Nguyễn Hợp Đoàn
- Nguyễn Hữu Có
- Nguyễn Hữu Hạnh
- Nguyễn Khánh
- Nguyễn Khoa Nam
- Nguyễn Phước Vĩnh Lộc
- Nguyễn Trọng Luật
- Nguyễn Văn Chuân
- Nguyễn Văn Hiếu
- Nguyễn Văn Mạnh
- Nguyễn Văn Minh
- Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- Nguyễn Văn Toàn
- Nguyễn Văn Vy
- Nguyễn Viết Thanh
- Nguyễn Vĩnh Nghi
- Phạm Ngọc Thảo
- Phạm Phú Quốc
- Phạm Quốc Thuần
- Phạm Văn Phú
- Phan Trọng Chinh
- Phan Xuân Nhuận
- Tôn Thất Đính
- Trần Thanh Phong
- Trần Thiện Khiêm
- Trần Văn Đôn
- Trần Văn Hai
- Trần Quang Khôi
- Vũ Văn Giai
External links
- An Exceptional Regimental Commander
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