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He was the most prominent military commander, beside Ho Chi Minh, during the war and was responsible for major operations and leadership until the war ended.

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  • Vo Nguyen Giap
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  • He was the most prominent military commander, beside Ho Chi Minh, during the war and was responsible for major operations and leadership until the war ended.
  • General Võ Nguyên Giáp (born circa 1912) Vietnamese general and statesman. Principal wars: First Indochina War (1946-1954) and Second Indochina War (1960-1975). Principle battles: Lang Son (1950); Hoa Binh (1951-1952); Dien Bien Phu (1954); Tet Offensive (1968); the Nguyen Hue Offensive (known in the West as the Easter Offensive) (1972); and the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign (1975). Giap was also a journalist; served as Interior Minister of in President Hồ Chí Minh's Viet Minh government; was military commander of the Viet Minh; commander of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN); Defense Minister; and Politburo member of the Lao Dong Party.
  • Võ Nguyên Giáp (25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) was a General in the Vietnam People's Army and a politician. He first grew to prominence during World War II, where he served as the military leader of the Viet Minh resistance against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam. Giáp was a principal commander in two wars: the First Indochina War (1946–1954) and the Vietnam War (1960–1975). He participated in the following historically significant battles: Lạng Sơn (1950), Hòa Bình (1951–1952), Điện Biên Phủ (1954), the Tết Offensive (1968), the Easter Offensive (1972), and the final Hồ Chí Minh Campaign (1975).
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  • 1944(xsd:integer)
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  • 1911-08-25(xsd:date)
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  • Hanoi, Vietnam
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  • Anh Văn
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  • Vo Nguyen Giap
  • Võ Nguyên Giáp
  • Võ Nguyễn Giáp
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  • Võ Nguyên Giáp
  • General Võ Nguyên Giáp
  • Võ Nguyên Giáp in 2008
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  • --08-25
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