Nguyễn Văn Hinh
Nguyễn Văn Hinh (20 September 1915 – 26 June 2004) was the chief of staff of the Vietnamese National Army and the first Vietnamese officer in the French Armed Forces to be promoted to the rank of general. Educated in the French style, he served in the Armée de l'air and Troupes coloniales before accepting a role in the army of the new State of Vietnam within the French Union. Hinh is somewhat of an oddity in the 20th century military history of Vietnam as he attained the rank of lieutenant general in two separate countries, not unlike his North Vietnamese counterpart Nguyễn Sơn who served as a major general in both the People's Army of Vietnam and the People's Liberation Army of China.
Nguyễn Văn Hinh | |
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Hinh in 1954 | |
| Born | 20 September 1915 Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, French Indochina |
| Died | 26 June 2004 (aged 88) Suresnes, Île-de-France, France |
| Allegiance | France State of Vietnam |
| Service/ | French Armed Forces Vietnamese National Army |
| Years of service | FAF: 1936–1948; 1954–1975 VNA: 1948–1954 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Unit | French Air Force Colonial troops General staff |
| Battles/wars | World War II First Indochina War Algerian War |
| Awards | Cross of War (France) Legion of Honour (France) Military Medal (France) National Order of Merit (France) Gallantry Cross (Vietnam) National Order (Vietnam) Air Medal (United States) |
| Relations | Nguyễn Văn Tâm (father) Jonathan Van-Tam (nephew) |
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