Trần Quý Hai
Lieutenant General Trần Quý Hai | |
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| Deputy Chief of General Staff | |
| In office 1955–1961 | |
| President | Hồ Chí Minh |
| Minister | Võ Nguyên Giáp |
| Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence | |
| In office 1961–1980 | |
| President | Hồ Chí Minh, Tôn Đức Thắng |
| Minister | Võ Nguyên Giáp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bùi Chấn 20 May 1913 Sơn Tịnh, Quảng Ngãi, Annam (French protectorate) |
| Died | 1985 (aged 71–72) Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Awards | Gold Star Order (posthumously) Ho Chi Minh Order |
| Nickname | Võ Văn Khế |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Vietnam |
| Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 101st Regiment (Trần Cao Vân Regt.) 325th Division) (Bình Trị Thiên Div.) B5 Front (Highway 9– Northern Quảng Trị Front) |
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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.