Nguyễn Văn Chuân

Nguyễn Văn Chuân
Born(1923-03-01)1 March 1923
French Indochina
Died1 January 2002(2002-01-01) (aged 78)
AllegianceSouth Vietnam
Service/branchVietnamese National Army
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Years of service1950-66
Commands heldVietnamese National Military Academy
14th Light Division
1st Division
5th Division
25th Division
I Corps

Nguyễn Văn Chuân was a Major general in the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

Military career

In late 1965 Major general Lewis W. Walt, the commander of the U.S. III Marine Amphibious Force and the I Corps senior advisor said that the 1st Division under Chuân was "waging a skillful campaign" and "consistently destroying the VC in all significant encounters."[1]: 113 

On 14 March 1966 he was appointed commander of I Corps, which oversaw the northernmost part of the country, replacing Nguyễn Chánh Thi.[1]: 129  The replacement of the popular Thi by his military rival Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sparked the Buddhist Uprising and Chuẩn supported the Struggle Movement against the junta in Saigon. On 9 April Kỳ replaced Chuẩn with Lieutenant general Tôn Thất Đính in an attempt to shut down the opposition.[1]: 133 [2]

On 9 July 1966 a special military tribunal retired Chuân, Đính, Thi and other officers involved in the uprising.[1]: 143 

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d Clarke, Jeffrey (1998). The U.S. Army in Vietnam Advice and Support: The Final Years, 1965-1973 (PDF). U.S. Army Center of Military History. ISBN 978-1518612619.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Tucker, Spencer (2000). Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. ABC-CLIO. pp. 526–33. ISBN 1-57607-040-9.
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