Trần Văn Quang
Colonel General Trần Văn Quang | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Chief of General Staff | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
| President | Tôn Đức Thắng |
| Minister | Võ Nguyên Giáp |
| Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence | |
| In office 1981–1992 | |
| President | Trường Chinh, Võ Chí Công |
| Minister | Văn Tiến Dũng, Lê Đức Anh, Đoàn Khuê |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Trần Thúc Kính 1917 Nghi Lộc, Nghệ An, Annam (French protectorate) |
| Died | 3 November 2013 (aged 96) Hà Nội, Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Awards | Gold Star Order Ho Chi Minh Order |
| Nickname | Bảy Tiến |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | |
Trần Văn Quang (1917 – 3 November 2013) was a colonel general (three-star general) of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). He was a deputy chief of General Staff of PAVN and a deputy minister of Vietnam's Ministry of Defence. During the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, Quang was the head of Department of Operations.