Hoàng Xuân Lãm
Hoàng Xuân Lãm | |
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Born | Huế, Annam | 10 October 1928
Died | 2 May 2017 Davis, California | (aged 88)
Military career | |
Allegiance | |
Service/ | |
Years of service | 1950 – April 30, 1975 (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) |
Rank | Lieutenant General (Trung Tướng) |
Commands held | 2nd Division I Corps |
Battles/wars | Battle of Khe Sanh Tet Offensive Operation Lam Son 719 Easter Offensive |
Awards | National Order of Vietnam; |
Hoàng Xuân Lãm (10 October 1928, Huế–2 May 2017, Davis, California) was a general in the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).[1]
Military career
In late 1965, while Lãm was serving as commander of the
During the Buddhist Uprising he was given command of I Corps on 30 May 1966, becoming the sixth corps commander in less than three months.[2]: 138–9
During the Battle of Khe Sanh the 1,500 civilians, 400 of which were ethnic Bru, of the area were looking for refuge. Lãm authorized the evacuation of the 1,100 Vietnamese, but the Bru were told to stay, Hoang Xuan Lam insisting that, 'there was no place for minority refugees.[citation needed]
On 14 February 1968, in the midst of the
Lãm commanded
: 473Due to his political connections with Thiệu, he was still serving as I Corps commander when the North Vietnamese launched the 1972 Easter Offensive. During the First Battle of Quảng Trị, Lãm had provided little support to General Vũ Văn Giai, commander of the
Lãm's replacement as I Corps commander, Lieutenant General Ngô Quang Trưởng, said "I had served in I Corps under General Lãm and the disaster that occurred there was no surprise to me. Neither General Lãm nor his staff were competent to maneuver and support large forces in heavy combat."[3]: 50
Other awards
National Honours
- Commander of the National Order of Vietnam
- Gallantry Cross with palm
Foreign honours
References
- ^ "Trung Tướng Hoàng Xuân Lãm, tư lệnh Hành Quân Lam Sơn 719, qua đời". Nguoi Viet Online (in Vietnamese). 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
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- ^ Ngo, Quang Truong (1980). The Easter offensive of 1972 (PDF). U.S. Army Center of Military History. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.