General Chu Huy Mân | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Chu Văn Điều 1913 Vinh, Nghệ An, Annam (French protectorate) |
Died | 2006 Hà Nội, Việt Nam |
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Nickname(s) | Hai Mạnh, Tướng Thao Chăn |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Vietnam |
Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | |
Chu Huy Mân (born Chu Văn Điều) (1913–2006) was a general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War and Vietnam war. He commanded Việt Cộng forces in Siege of Plei Me. [1]
Chu Huy Mân was born 17 March 1913 as Chu Văn Điều in a poor peasant family in Hưng Nguyên fu, Nghệ An province of Annam (French protectorate). He started acting in revolutionary movements since 1929 and joined Indochinese Communist Party in November 1930. [2]
During the First Indochina War, Chu Huy Mân was assigned to deputy political commissar, then political commissar of 316th Division from 1951 to 1954. [1]
During the Vietnam War, he held the position of political commissar of Military Region 4, then political commissar of Military Region 5 from 1954 to 1965. [1]