History and chronology of Vo Nguyen Giap in Vietnam

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Subjects
Arts
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Monarchy
Politics
Religion
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General

Civil War
Government
Military
Vietminh
Vietnam War, 1st
Vietnam War, 2nd

Events

Battle Dien Bien Phu
Birth
Campaign Nguyen Hue
Capture Beatrice
Capture Gabrielle
Capture Haobinh
Capture Loc Ninh
Commander
Declaration War
Deputy Prime Minister
Invasion Laos
Le Hong Phong II
Minister Defense
Propaganda Brig
Siege Cao Bang
Siege Dong Khe
Tet Offensive
Vietminh Army

Places

Beatrice
Buen Bien Phu
Cao Bang
Dong Khe
Gabrielle
Hanoi
Haobinh
Loc Ninh
Qang Binh

Vo Nguyen Giap History of Vietnam


1912	Birth
Qang Binh Birth of Vo Nguyen Giap, Qang Binh Province, central Vietnam, son of a peasant
1944	Propaganda Brig
22nd Dec Forms an elite armed propaganda brigade which captures French installations in the nth
1944	Vietminh Army
Forms the Vietminh Army
1946	Commander
Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Vietminh
1949	Declaration of War
13th June Hanoi Giap calls for an offensive against the loyal forces of Bao Dai
1950	Le Hong Phong II
16th Sep Launches an offensive to retake Dong Khe
1950	Siege of Cao Bang
24th Sep Cao Bang The French evacuate Cao Bang
1950	Siege of Dong Khe
16th Sep Dong Khe Launches an offensive to retake Dong Khe
1952	Capture of Haobinh
Haobinh Compels the French to withdraw from Haobinh, a key position South East of Hanoi
1954	Battle of Dien Bien Phu
13th Mar Buen Bien Phu Battle commences with a heavy Viet Minh bombardment
14th Mar Buen Bien Phu The Viet Minh capture Beatrice
16th Mar Buen Bien Phu The Viet Minh capture Gabrielle
7th May Buen Bien Phu Takes possession of the French garrison the day before the peace talks in Geneva
1954	Capture of Beatrice
14th Mar Beatrice The Viet Minh capture Beatrice
1954	Capture of Gabrielle
16th Mar Gabrielle The Viet Minh capture Gabrielle
1954	Invasion of Laos
Giap leads an invasion force into Laos
1954	Minister of Defense
Appointed Minister of Defense
1968	Tet Offensive
Attacks 5 Sth Vietnamese cities & 36 capitals during the Tet lunar year festival
1972	Campaign Nguyen Hue
Giap leads the Nguyen Hue Campaign, intended as the decisive invasion of the war
30th Mar Begins when 3 PAVN Divs strike the DMZ along Highway 9 out of Laos
3rd April Loc Ninh Giap captures Loc Ninh
1972	Capture of Loc Ninh
3rd April Loc Ninh Giap captures Loc Ninh
1976	Deputy Prime Minister
Hanoi Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam