Lý Tòng Bá (14 November 1931, in

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– 22 February 2015, in

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) was a brigadier general of the South Vietnamese

Army of the Republic of Vietnam The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; french: Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April ...

. He led operations including Operation Lam Son II. In the

September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt The September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt took place before dawn on September 13, 1964, when the ruling military junta of South Vietnam, led by General Nguyễn Khánh, was threatened by a coup attempt headed by Generals Lâm Văn Phát ...

as head of the 7th Division's armored section he supported General

Dương Văn Đức Lieutenant General Dương Văn Đức (1927–2000) was a Vietnamese army officer. He is best known for leading a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh on 14 September 1964. He was a supporter of the Đại Việt Quốc Dân Đảng (DV ...

's coup attempt. During the Easter Offensive in 1972, he commanded the 23rd Division and successfully defended Kontum against the North Vietnamese attack.

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