Brigadier General Lê Nguyên Vỹ (22 August 1933, Son Tay

Son Tay

Sơn Tây is an urban district and city in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It was the capital of Son Tay province before merging with Ha Dong province in 1965...

 - 30 April 1975) was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam

Army of the Republic of Vietnam

The Army of the Republic of Viet Nam , sometimes parsimoniously referred to as the South Vietnamese Army , was the land-based military forces of the Republic of Vietnam , which existed from October 26, 1955 until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975...

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Education

In 1951, he graduated from the officers candidate course in the Regional Military School, Military Region II at Phu Bai near Huế

Hue

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Military service

He was the commander of 5th Infantry Division at Lai Khe. He was born in Son Tay

Son Tay

Sơn Tây is an urban district and city in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It was the capital of Son Tay province before merging with Ha Dong province in 1965...

 province, North Vietnam. As a deputy Commander of the 5th Infantry, He fought fiercely during the siege of Battle of An Lộc

Battle of An Loc

The Battle of An Lộc was a major battle of the Vietnam War that lasted for 66 days and culminated in a decisive victory for South Vietnam. In many ways, the struggle for An Lộc in 1972 was an important battle of the war, as South Vietnamese forces halted the North Vietnamese advance towards...

 and later was promoted to the CO of the division.

On April 30, 1975, after receiving the order to surrender, he committed suicide at 11:00 AM, at the division headquarters in Lai Khe.

External links

• An Exceptional Regimental Commander