Ngo Quang Truong

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This is a Vietnamese name; the family name is Ngô, but is often simplified as Ngo in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Trưởng.
General Ngô Quang Trưởng
General Ngô Quang Trưởng

General Ngô Quang Trưởng (born in Kien Hoa, Vietnam on December 13, 1929, Vietnam; died January 22, 2007, Virginia) was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.


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[edit] Military

Trưởng joined the Army of South Vietnam in 1954. He is considered one of the best generals of the South. In 1967, he was appointed Commander of the 1st Infantry Division in Military Region 1, then in 1971, Commander of the Army IV Corps, Cần Thơ.

In 1972, he became Commander of the Army I Corps in Đà Nẵng. General Trưởng was well-known in his efforts to drive forces of the north communist forces from the Citadel in Huế. Under his command, the Airborne, Marines, and 1st Division forces bravely fought for two months with the support of the South Vietnamese and United States air forces to retake Huế.

In March 1975, under orders from President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, he relinquished Huế and retreated to the South. After the war, he lived in exile in the United States. Trưởng died on January 22, 2007, in Virginia.

[edit] Author

He wrote many military history books, including "Easter Offensive of 1972" (1979), "RVNAF and US Operational Cooperation and Coordination" (1980) and "Territorial Forces" (1981). [1]

[edit] Quotes

  • "Gen. Truong was capable of commanding an American division." - comment by Gen. Creighton Abrams, who commanded American military operations in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972.[2]
  • "His face was pinched and intense, not at all handsome, and there was always a cigarette hanging from his lips. Yet he was revered by his officers and troops -- and feared by those North Vietnamese commanders who knew of his ability." & "Gen. Truong was "the most brilliant tactical commander I'd ever known." - comments by Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who served in Vietnam, said in his 1992 autobiography, "It Doesn't Take a Hero."

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