Vũ Lập

Colonel General Vũ Lập
Chief of Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs
In office 1976–1979
Preceded by	Lê Quảng Ba
Personal details
Born	Nông Văn Phách 1924 (1924) Hòa An, Cao Bằng, Tonkin (French protectorate)
Died	1987 (aged 62–63) Việt Nam
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam
Military service
Allegiance	Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Vietnam
Branch/service	People's Army of Vietnam
Rank	Colonel General
Battles/wars	First Indochina War Battle of Điện Biên Phủ Laotian Civil War Campaign 139 Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War

Vũ Lập (born Nông Văn Phách) (1924–1987) was a colonel general in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) active during Laotian Civil War and all three Indochina Wars. He commanded PAVN forces in Campaign 139 in Laotian Civil War, and PAVN Military Region 2 in Sino-Vietnamese War.[1][2]

Early years

Vũ Lập was born in Cao Bằng province of the Tonkin Protectorate, French Indochina. Joining Vietnamese revolutionary movement since childhood, Vũ Lập was sent to attend military training in Guangxi at age 17, together with Hoàng Văn Thái, Đàm Quang Trung, and Vũ Nam Long in 1941.[1]

Military career

In the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, Vũ Lập was the chief of staff, together with the commander Lê Quảng Ba and political commissar Chu Huy Mân commanded 316th Brigade besieging, attacking Eliane positions of French Central positions (Vietnamese: phân khu Trung tâm - Mường Thanh).[3]

During the Vietnam war, he was promoted to the rank of major general in 1974, then colonel general in 1984.[1]

References

1. "Vũ Lập - a general in the strong relation Vietnam - Laos". baocaobang.vn. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
2. "Northern border in early days of February 1979 - before opening fire". giaoduc.net.vn. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
3. "Merits of Brigade 316 in the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ". dienbien.gov.vn. Retrieved 31 March 2024.