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Hoàng Văn Thái (1 May 1915 – 2 July 1986), born Hoàng Văn Xiêm, was a Vietnamese communist military and political figure. His hometown was Tây An, Tiền Hải District, Thái Bình Province.〔Ronald B. Frankum Jr. ''Historical Dictionary of the War in Vietnam'', 2011 p.207. "Hoàng Văn Thái"〕 During the Tết Offensive, he was the most senior North Vietnamese Officer in South Vietnam. He was Chief of Staff in the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. ==Service in military== * In 1938, he joined the Communist Party of Indochina. * In 1941, commander of the squad National Salvation Army Bắc Sơn (Lạng Sơn). After military school joined the resistance against Japan and then joined the August Revolution against France in 1945. He also was one of 34 soldiers led by Võ Nguyên Giáp that met on 22 December 1944 to found the Armed Propaganda Unit for National Liberation that later became the Vietnam People's Army. * 7 September in 1945, assigned as the first Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army. (1945–1953), by President Ho Chi Minh of the Provisional Government * Month 1 Year 1948, he was promoted to one of the first generals of Vietnam, along with: General Võ Nguyên Giáp, Lieutenant General Nguyễn Bình, and Major Generals: Nguyen Son, Chu Văn Tấn, Hoang Sam, Trần Đại Nghĩa, Le Hien Mai, Văn Tiến Dũng, Trần Tử Bình, Le Thiet Hung, Duong Van Duong (died in 1946). * In 1950, he was Chief of Staff of Borders campaign and the Commanding Officer in the Battle of Đông Khê, which opened the campaign. * In 1954, he was Special Campaign Chief of Staff Điện Biên Phủ, Assistant to the Commander in Chief Võ Nguyên Giáp. * On 31 August in 1959, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General. *In 1960 to 1965, part-time chairman of the Committee for Physical Training and Sports of the Government. *In 1966, he was assigned as Commander, Political Commissar cum Military Region V. From 1967 to 1973, he was assigned to the South, made Commander of the People's Liberation Armed Forces and Deputy Secretary of COSVN. The US army called him as "3 legged tiger" *First Battle of Loc Ninh Commanding Officer (October 27, 1967 – December 10, 1967) *30 January 1968, he was the commander of events during the Tet offensive throughout South of Viet Nam *From April the year 1974 to 1986, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel General and was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense, and First Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Standing Member of the Central Military Committee. *January 1980, he was promoted to full General. *He was a member of III, IV, and V Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and a member of the VII Congress. *On 2 July in 1986, he died suddenly of a heart attack at the Army Medical Institute 108 before he could be promoted as the minister of defense, some considered this event as an assassination as well as general Le Trong Tan's death in the same year of 1986.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hoàng Văn Thái」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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