Lê Quảng Ba (born Đàm Văn Mông) (1915–1988) 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 ...

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 commanded

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 ...

forces in Battle of Thập Vạn Đại Sơn. In 1941, Lê Quảng Ba together with

Lê Thiết Hùng Lê Thiết Hùng (born Lê Văn Nghiệm) (1908–1986) was a major-general in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) active during the First Indochina War. He was the first commander of PAVN artillery forces. In 1923, Lê Thiết Hùng went to Thai ...

formed

Pác Bó Pác Bó is a small village in Cao Bằng province, northern part of Vietnam, 3 km from the Chinese border. "Pác Bó" in Tày language means “the beginning of the source”. Near this village is a cave, ''Hang Cốc Bó'' (today often ...

guerrilla team - the second armed group of

. During the First Indochina War, Lê Quảng Ba was assigned to commander of in 1945, commander of newly formed 316th Brigade in 1951, then commander of Việt Bắc Military Region in 1957. In the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, Colonel Ba commanded 316th Brigade besieging, attacking Eliane positions of French Central positions (Vietnamese: phân khu Trung tâm - Mường Thanh).

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1915 births 1988 deaths Tày people People from Cao Bằng province Viet Minh members Major generals Generals of the People's Army of Vietnam {{vietnam-mil-bio-stub