Nguyễn Văn Chuân
Nguyễn Văn Chuân | |
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Born | (1923-03-01)1 March 1923 French Indochina |
Died | 1 January 2002(2002-01-01) (aged 78) |
Allegiance | South Vietnam |
Service/ | Vietnamese National Army Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
Years of service | 1950-66 |
Commands held | Vietnamese 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
- South Vietnam :
- Commander of the National Order of Vietnam
- Army Distinguished Service Order, First Class
- Navy Distinguished Service Order, Second Class
- Gallantry Cross
- Hazardous Service Medal
- Loyalty Medal
- Staff Service Medal, First Class
- Training Service Medal, Second Class
- Civil Actions Medal, First Class
- Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Chuong My Medal, Second Class
References
- ^ 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer (2000). Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. ABC-CLIO. pp. 526–33. ISBN 1-57607-040-9.
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- 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