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Living in a tiny underground bunker for almost three months, Hưng commanded soldiers of the 5th Division, the "famed" 81st Airborne Ranger, the 11th Airborne Brigade, the 21st Division and the Provincial Force of Bình Long Province. His forces repelled countless waves of attack by the North Vietnamese infantry, supported by Soviet-made T-54 tanks. Hưng was promoted to General in the field; and later commanded the 21st Division before becoming Deputy Commander of the 4th Military Region (MR4).

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  • Le Van Hung
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  • Living in a tiny underground bunker for almost three months, Hưng commanded soldiers of the 5th Division, the "famed" 81st Airborne Ranger, the 11th Airborne Brigade, the 21st Division and the Provincial Force of Bình Long Province. His forces repelled countless waves of attack by the North Vietnamese infantry, supported by Soviet-made T-54 tanks. Hưng was promoted to General in the field; and later commanded the 21st Division before becoming Deputy Commander of the 4th Military Region (MR4).
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serviceyears
  • 1955(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1933-03-27(xsd:date)
Commands
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 5(xsd:integer)
  • 21(xsd:integer)
  • Regiment
  • MR3 Deputy Commander
  • VI Corps Deputy Commander
Branch
death place
  • Cần Thơ, South Vietnam
Name
  • Lê Văn Hưng
Caption
  • Brigadier General Lê Văn Hưng,
  • Commander of the 5th Infantry Division
Birth Place
death date
  • 1975-04-30(xsd:date)
Rank
  • 40(xsd:integer)
Allegiance
  • State of Vietnam
Battles
Relations
laterwork
  • Minister Phong Dinh Province
abstract
  • Living in a tiny underground bunker for almost three months, Hưng commanded soldiers of the 5th Division, the "famed" 81st Airborne Ranger, the 11th Airborne Brigade, the 21st Division and the Provincial Force of Bình Long Province. His forces repelled countless waves of attack by the North Vietnamese infantry, supported by Soviet-made T-54 tanks. Hưng vowed, "If I’m still alive, An Lộc still stands." His strong determination to hold An Lộc at any cost, and the fighting spirit of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldiers, kept An Lộc from falling into communist hands. Hưng was promoted to General in the field; and later commanded the 21st Division before becoming Deputy Commander of the 4th Military Region (MR4). When the communists made their "Hồ Chí Minh Campaign" final assault on South Vietnam in April 1975, after listening to the capitulation order of President Dương Văn Minh, General Hưng gathered his headquarters staff and family to say goodbye. He was unable to fight to the death because the town people of Cần Thơ had begged him not to resist, believing that it would cause futile bloodshed. Hưng was one of five ARVN generals who committed suicide that day.
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