Le Trong Tan
| Lê Trọng Tấn | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
3 October 1914 Hoài Đức, Hà Đông, Tonkin |
| Died | 5 December 1986 (aged 72) Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Allegiance |
.svg){kind=small} Viet Minh Vietnam
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| Service/branch |
 Vietnam People's Army Viet Cong
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| Years of service | 1945–1986 |
| Rank |
 Army General
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| Commands held |
Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam Chief of the General Staff Deputy Commander of the Viet Cong Director of the National Academy of Defence |
| Battles/wars |
Second Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War |
| Awards |
 Gold Star Order (posthumously) Ho Chi Minh Order Military Exploit Order Resolution for Victory Order (2)] Resistance Order
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General Lê Trọng Tấn (3 October 1914 – 5 December 1986) was an officer of the Vietnam People's Army during 1945 to 1986. During this period of his military career, Lê Trọng Tấn held several senior positions of the Army. Lê Trọng Tấn participated in the Viet Minh movement before the August Revolution in 1945 and gradually became one of the most important figures of the Vietnam People's Army during the Second Indochina War. Being one of the key figures of the North Vietnam armed forces in Vietnam War, Lê Trọng Tấn was Deputy Commander of the Viet Cong and second commander of the 1975 Spring Offensive that effectively ended the war. Afterwards, he became Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam until his death in December 1986. Lê Trọng Tấn was widely appreciated by his comrades, whom of which include general Võ Nguyên Giáp, as one of the finest commanders of the Vietnam People's Army.
Lê Trọng Tấn was born on October 3, 1914 as Lê Trọng Tố, his father was a scholar who once participated in the Tonkin Free School movement before retiring in the village Yên Nghĩa, Hoài Đức and deceased when Lê Trọng Tố was 7 years old. In his youth, Lê Trọng Tố studied at Bưởi High School and was known for his football skill that gained him a position in the Eclair football club in Hanoi. Lê Trọng Tố was admitted to the Viet Minh in late 1943 and became the military deputy of the revolution committee in his hometown Hà Đông during the August Revolution (1945). After Viet Minh took over the authorities, Lê Trọng Tố enlisted in the Vietnam People's Army (Cứu quốc quân) and changed his name to Lê Trọng Tấn.
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