Nguyễn Văn Mạnh

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Nguyễn Văn Mạnh
Born(1921-03-01)March 1, 1921
Thừa Thiên Huế province, French Indochina
DiedAugust 26, 1994(1994-08-26) (aged 73)
Allegiance
Service / branch
Years of service1948 – 25 October 1955 (Vietnamese National Army)
26 October 1955 – 30 April 1975 (Army of the Republic of Vietnam)
RankLieutenant general
CommandsIV Corps

Nguyễn Văn Mạnh was a Lieutenant general in the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).

Military career

In mid-1965 he commanded the 23rd Division.[1]: 114 

On 23 November 1966 he was appointed commander of IV Corps, which oversaw the Mekong Delta region, replacing the competent, but corrupt General Đặng Văn Quang.[1]: 192  Mạnh was a supporter of General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu.[1]: 262 

During the Tet Offensive Mạnh was preoccuppied with the security of his headquarters at Cần Thơ Base Camp, rather than commanding his subordinate units throughout his Corps Tactical Zone.[2]: 361  On 23 February 1968 he was replaced as IV Corps commander by Lieutenant general Nguyễn Đức Thắng.[3][1]: 309 

Mạnh then became the ARVN inspector-general.[1]: 309 

In 1969 he was appointed chief of staff of the Joint General Staff (JGS). In March 1974 he was made deputy chairman of the JGS for pacification and development in place of Lieutenant general Nguyen Van La who retired because of old age.[4]

Foreign honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Clarke, Jeffrey (1998). The U.S. Army in Vietnam Advice and Support: The Final Years, 1965-1973 (PDF). U.S. Army Center of Military History. ISBN 978-1518612619.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Villard, Erik (2017). United States Army in Vietnam Combat Operations Staying the Course October 1967 to September 1968. Center of Military History United States Army. ISBN 9780160942808.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Tucker, Spencer (2000). Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. ABC-CLIO. pp. 526–33. ISBN 1-57607-040-9.
  4. ^ Cao, Van Vien (1983). The Final Collapse. United States Army Center of Military History. p. 44. ISBN 9781410219558.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.