Lê Thiết Hùng (born Lê Văn Nghiệm) (1908–1986) was a major-general in the

People's Army of Vietnam The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; , , ), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (), the People's Army () or colloquially the Troops ( ), is the national Military, military force of the Vietnam, S ...

(PAVN) active during the

First Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam, and alternatively internationally as the French-Indochina War) was fought between French Fourth Republic, France and Việ ...

. He was the first commander of PAVN artillery forces. In 1923, Lê Thiết Hùng went to Thailand for revolutionary activities with Lê Hồng Phong,

Phạm Hồng Thái Phạm Hồng Thái (1896–1924) was a Vietnamese people, Vietnamese activist, revolutionary and a member of Đông Du. He was responsible for the assassination attempt on Martial Merlin, the Governor-General of French Indochina, governor-general ...

and Trương Văn Lĩnh. In 1924, he moved to

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and was chosen to join Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League by Nguyễn Ái Quốc. In 1925, Lê Thiết Hùng, Lê Hồng Phong and other 12 comrades were sent to study at the

Whampoa Military Academy The Republic of China Military Academy ( zh, t=中華民國陸軍軍官學校, p=Zhōnghúa Mīngúo Lùjūn Jūnguān Xúexiào, poj=Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Lio̍k-kun Kun-koaⁿ Ha̍k-hāu), also known as the Chinese Military Academy (CMA), is ...

. In October 1941, Lê Thiết Hùng together with

Lê Quảng Ba Lê Quảng Ba (born Đàm Văn Mông) (1915–1988) was a major-general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War. He commanded Việt Minh forces in Battle of Thập Vạn Đại Sơn. In 1941, Lê Quảng Ba together ...

formed Pác Bó guerrilla team - the second armed group of

Việt Minh The Việt Minh (, ) is the common and abbreviated name of the League for Independence of Vietnam ( or , ; ), which was a communist-led national independence coalition formed at Pác Bó by Hồ Chí Minh on 19 May 1941. Also known as the Vi ...

. During the First Indochina War, Lê Thiết Hùng was assigned to commander of from October 1945 to March 1946, then commander of PAVN artillery force from 1954 to 1956.

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1908 births 1986 deaths People from Nghệ An province Viet Minh members Major generals Generals of the People's Army of Vietnam {{vietnam-mil-bio-stub