Trần Quý Hai

Lieutenant General
Trần Quý Hai
Deputy Chief of General Staff
In office
1955–1961
PresidentHồ Chí Minh
MinisterVõ Nguyên Giáp
Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence
In office
1961–1980
PresidentHồ Chí Minh, Tôn Đức Thắng
MinisterVõ Nguyên Giáp
Personal details
Born
Bùi Chấn

(1913-05-20)20 May 1913
Sơn Tịnh, Quảng Ngãi, Annam (French protectorate)
Died1985 (aged 7172)
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam
Awards Gold Star Order (posthumously)
Ho Chi Minh Order
NicknameVõ Văn Khế
Military service
Allegiance Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Vietnam
Branch/servicePeople's Army of Vietnam
RankLieutenant General
Commands101st Regiment (Trần Cao Vân Regt.)
325th Division) (Bình Trị Thiên Div.)
B5 Front (Highway 9– Northern Quảng Trị Front)
Battles/wars

Trần Quý Hai (born Bùi Chấn)(1913–1985) was a lieutenant-general in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) active during the First Indochina War, and the Vietnam War. He commanded Việt Cộng forces in Battle of Khe Sanh and Second Battle of Quảng Trị.