Đàm Thị Loan (1926–2010), born Đàm Thị Nết, was a lieutenant colonel in the People's Army of Vietnam. She was one of three female soldiers in the original
Vietnam Armed Propaganda Unit for National Liberation
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...
in 1944 and was in the honor guard hoisting the flag of the new independent country in the Independence ceremony held at Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945. Her husband was general
Hoàng Văn Thái, the first chief of staff of the Vietnam People's Army and the military leader of
Viet Cong.
1926 births
Vietnamese military personnel
North Vietnamese military personnel of the Vietnam War
People from Cao Bằng Province
2010 deaths
Tày people
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