Tran Van Minh
| Tran Van Minh |
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| Vietnamese name |
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| Quốc Ngữ | Trần Văn Minh |
General Tran Van Minh (Trần Văn Minh) was born on August 19,
1923 in
Saigon,
Vietnam. He was sometimes known as
Little Minh to distinguish him from the huge
Duong Van Minh.
In
1953, he served on the Chief of Staff until 1955, reassigned as Military Zone Commander until 1957.
In 1957-59, he served as
Commandant of the
Military academy, and was reassigned to serve as
Inspector General until
1960.
In 1964-1965, he was the Chief of
General Staff and in 1956, Minister of Defense. The last position he held was
Ambassador of the
Republic of Vietnam to
Tunis,
Tunisia.
*
Nguyen Cao Ky*
Duong Van Minh*
Nguyen Khanh*
Nguyen Van Thieu*
Ngo Quang Truong*
Nguyen Van Hieu*
Nguyen Ngoc Loan*
Nguyen Viet Thanh*
Tran Van Huong*
Nguyen Khoa Nam*
Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Reunion 2003*
Vietnam War Bibliography: The ARVN and the RVN*
History of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam*
Hue Massacre Tet Offensive Photos*
Liberation of Giai Phong Dan Toi from Communist Viet Cong by Army of the Republic of Vietnam: Photos *
The Battle for Hue, 1968 by James H. Willbanks
