Vũ Nam Long Explained

Honorific Prefix:Lieutenant General
Birth Name:Đoàn Văn Ưu
Birth Date:1921
Birth Place:Hòa An, Cao Bằng, Tonkin (French protectorate)
Death Date:1999
Party:Communist Party of Vietnam
Alma Mater:Whampoa Military Academy
Allegiance: Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Vietnam
Branch:People's Army of Vietnam
Rank:Lieutenant General
Battles:

Vũ Nam Long (born Đoàn Văn Ưu) (1921–1999) was a lieutenant-general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War and Vietnam War.[1]

Career

Vũ Nam Long attended the Whampoa Military Academy in June 1941, joined Indochinese Communist Party in January 1945.

During the First Indochina War, Vũ Nam Long was assigned to commander of the 36th regiment of 308th Brigade in 1947, then in charge of deputy commander of Lạng Sơn front in Battle of Đông Khê in 1950.

In the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, Vũ Nam Long was the deputy commander cum chief of staff, together with commander Hoàng Minh Thảo, commanded 304th Brigade besieging, attacking Isabelle positions (Vietnamese: phân khu Nam - Hồng Cúm).[2]

References

  1. Web site: Lieutenant General Vũ Nam Long . baocaobang.vn . 7 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Phân khu Nam - Hồng Cúm (ISABELLE) . dienbien.gov.vn . 24 March 2024.