Nguyen Huu An
| Nguyễn Hữu An | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1926 Truong Yen Commune, Gia Vien District (Hoa Lu), Ninh Binh Province |
| Died | April 9, 1995 (aged 68) Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Allegiance |
 North Vietnam Vietnam |
| Service/branch |
 People's Army of Vietnam
|
| Years of service | 1945–1995 |
| Rank |
 Colonel general
|
| Unit | Battalion 251 Regiment 174 Division 1 308th Division 2nd Corps |
| Commands held | Vietnam People's Army |
| Battles/wars |
First Indochina War Vietnam War |
| Awards | Independence Order Military Exploits Orders Liberation Military Exploits Order Victory Order |
Nguyễn Hữu An (October 1, 1926 – April 9, 1995) was a general in the Vietnamese People's Army.
Nguyễn Hữu An was born in the Truong Yen Commune of the Hoa Lư District, Ninh Binh, Vietnam. He joined the People's Army of Vietnam in September 1945.
In the First Indochina War, An took part in several decisive battles. He participated in the battles of Bong Lau Pass and Lung Phay in 1949. The following year he took part in the Border Campaign, he was commander of 251st Battalion, a battalion of 174th Regiment (CAA Bac Lang) at the Battle of Dong Khe. He successively held titles of battalion commander, regiment deputy commander participating in actions at Binh Lieu, Vĩnh Phúc, and Moc Chau. In the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, he commanded 174th Regiment of the 316th Division, and three times attacked Hill A1 (Éliane 2). On 7 May 1954 his regiment finally overcame French defences on A1 and this marked one of the final actions in the battle.
In the Vietnam War, An commanded North Vietnamese forces in the Battle of Ia Drang. In 1974 he was promoted to major general.
In the 1975 Spring Offensive, Major General Nguyen Huu An was Commander of 2nd Corps (Huong Giang). 2nd Corps, under his command, successively captured Quảng Trị and Huế; and in combination with armed forces of Military Region No.5 defeated nearly 100,000 regular troops of the ARVN within just 3 days at Da Nang. He then commanded the entire corps to march along nearly 1000 km to engage in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign after having destroyed the ARVN defensive line in Phan Rang.
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