Hoàng Minh Thảo
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Colonel General Hoàng Minh Thảo | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tạ Thái An 25 October 1921 |
| Died | 8 September 2008 (aged 86) |
| Party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Civilian awards |  Ho Chi Minh Order |
| Nickname | Tạ Quang |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Vietnam |
| Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Years of service | 1937–1996 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | |
| Military awards | Hero of the People's Armed Forces (posthumously) |
Hoàng Minh Thảo (born Tạ Thái An) (1921–2008) was a colonel-general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War, and the Vietnam War. He commanded Việt Cộng forces in Battle of Dak To and Battle of Ban Me Thuot.[1]
Hoàng Minh Thảo was born as Tạ Thái An in Kim Động district of Hưng Yên province, Tonkin (French protectorate) in October 1921.[2]
