Nguyễn Hữu An

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Nguyễn Hữu An (October 1, 1926 – April 9, 1995) was a Vietnamese military officer in the North Vietnamese Army (PAVN) during the Vietnam War.

Overview

Nguyễn Hữu An was born in the Truong Yen Commune of the

Vietnam War

In late 1964 he commanded the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 325th Division as it infiltrated into South Vietnam.^{[1]: 270–1}

In November 1965 he commanded North Vietnamese forces in the

In mid-1973 he travelled to the Soviet Union to attend a course on combined-arms warfare.^[1]: 46

In 1974 he was promoted to major general.

For the

In the last decisive fight to capture Saigon, 2nd Corps was one of five wings to surround Saigon, and planted the National Liberation Front's flag onto top of the Independence Palace at 11:30 on 30 April 1975.

Postwar career

After the end of the Vietnam War, An continued serving in the Vietnamese military. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant general in 1980. Six years later, he was promoted to Senior Lieutenant general (Colonel general). He held key posts in military such as Assistant Inspector General of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Chief concurrently Chief of Staff and Acting Commander of Military Region No.2 (1984–1987), Director of Army Academy (1988–1991), and Director of Academy of National Defense (1991–1995). He died in 1995.^{[citation needed]}

He was called the "General of Battles" by the famed General Võ Nguyên Giáp.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

The Communist Party of Vietnam and State of Vietnam awarded him with:

• Independence Order of First-Class
• Two Military Exploits Orders of First-Class
• Military Exploits Order of Third-Class
• Liberation Military Exploits Order of Third-Class
• Two Exploits Orders of First and Second-Class
• Victory Order of Second-Class

In popular culture

• Nguyễn is portrayed by actor Đơn Dương in the 2002 film We Were Soldiers.

References