List of field-grade officers of the Viet Minh

===Nguyễn Thế Truyện===

===Nguyễn Thế Truyện===

'''Nguyễn Thế Truyện''' (1928 - 1968), “Truyện the Fifth”, or “Fifth Eyeglasses”, was an officer of the PAVN who participated in the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War. He came from [[Haiphong|Hải Phòng]].{{cite web|url=https://nguoidothi.net.vn/thieu-tuong-hoang-the-thien-nguoi-di-suot-cuoc-truong-chinh-20239.html|title=Thiếu tướng Hoàng Thế Thiện: Người đi suốt cuộc trường chinh|newspaper= Người Đô thị|date=September 1, 2019|access-date= April 20, 2026}} During conflicts against the French, he became famous as a flexible commander adept at both storming fortificationsVietnamese: ''Đánh công kiên'' and maneuver warfare,Vietnamese: ''Đánh vận động'' rising from a company commander to leading the 302nd Battalion, then considered to be the strongest Việt Minh battalion in the Southeast. Truyện was also remembered for being a local forerunner in special warfare.Vietnamese: ''Đánh đặc công''{{cite web|url=https://tuoitre.vn/nuoc-mat-danh-cho-ngay-gap-mat-375748.htm|title=Nước mắt dành cho ngày gặp mặt|newspaper= Tuổi trẻ|date=April 28, 2010|access-date= April 20, 2026}} His company was famously among the forces that engaged in a fierce battle with 3,000 French troops at Láng Le - Bàu Cò in 1948. Transferred to the North in early 1953, he was sent overseas for military studies, and raised to deputy regimental commander, concurrently chief of staff, stationed at Nà Sản in the Northwest. By the first major wave of rank conferment in 1958, Truyện was awarded the rank of Major.{{cite web|url=https://congan.com.vn/tin-chinh/cha-toi_51635.html|title=Cha tôi|newspaper= Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh|date=February 26, 2018|access-date= April 20, 2026}} He was placed in command of this regiment at a later date.

'''Nguyễn Thế Truyện''' (1928 - 1968), “Truyện the Fifth”, or “Fifth Eyeglasses”, was an officer of the PAVN who participated in the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War. He came from Hải Phòng.{{cite web|url=https://nguoidothi.net.vn/thieu-tuong-hoang-the-thien-nguoi-di-suot-cuoc-truong-chinh-20239.html|title=Thiếu tướng Hoàng Thế Thiện: Người đi suốt cuộc trường chinh|newspaper= Người Đô thị|date=September 1, 2019|access-date= April 20, 2026}} During conflicts against the French, he became famous as a flexible commander adept at both storming fortificationsVietnamese: ''Đánh công kiên'' and maneuver warfare,Vietnamese: ''Đánh vận động'' rising from a company commander to leading the 302nd Battalion, then considered to be the strongest Việt Minh battalion in the Southeast. Truyện was also remembered for being a local forerunner in special warfare.Vietnamese: ''Đánh đặc công''{{cite web|url=https://tuoitre.vn/nuoc-mat-danh-cho-ngay-gap-mat-375748.htm|title=Nước mắt dành cho ngày gặp mặt|newspaper= Tuổi trẻ|date=April 28, 2010|access-date= April 20, 2026}} His company was famously among the forces that engaged in a fierce battle with 3,000 French troops at Láng Le - Bàu Cò in 1948. Transferred to the North in early 1953, he was sent overseas for military studies, and raised to deputy regimental commander, concurrently chief of staff, stationed at Nà Sản in the Northwest. By the first major wave of rank conferment in 1958, Truyện was awarded the rank of Major.{{cite web|url=https://congan.com.vn/tin-chinh/cha-toi_51635.html|title=Cha tôi|newspaper= Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh|date=February 26, 2018|access-date= April 20, 2026}} He was placed in command of this regiment at a later date.

Moving South in 1962, he took part in the battles of [[Battle of Ba Gia|Ba Gia]], [[Battle of Binh Gia|Bình Giã]], [[Battle of Đồng Xoài|Đồng Xoài]], [[Battle of Ap Bau Bang|Bàu Bàng]], [[Battle of Suoi Bong Trang|Nhà Đỏ - Bông Trang]], Dầu Tiếng, Bàu Cỏ, Bến Cầu, etc., in the role of regimental commander, later Commander of the 5th FactoryVietnamese: ''Công trường 5''. This type of unit, unique to the [[Viet Cong|Việt Cộng]], was considered equivalent to a division. and Commander of the Northern Forward Command, Sector I, Sài Gòn - Gia Định.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754180175397750/posts/1896905044458595/|title=Thượng tá Tám Hà (Trần Văn Đắc)...|newspaper= Facebook|date=March 1, 2025|access-date= April 20, 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sggp.org.vn/ve-lai-su-doan-5-post592176.html|title=Về lại Sư đoàn 5|newspaper= Sài Gòn Giải phóng|date=April 29, 2021|access-date= April 23, 2026}} In preparation for the [[Tet Offensive|Tết Offensive]], with the aid of Intelligence Unit A20 and agent Nguyễn Văn Lễ, he disguised himself as a Congressman and personally traveled to the city centre for preliminary reconnaissance. Just before the Second Phase, Truyện was ordered to leave the Forward Command for a meeting at the Regional Command. He was killed by an artillery barrage on the Post shortly after making arrangements with his superior Mai Chí Thọ. In 2010, Senior Colonel Nguyễn Thế Truyện was posthumously recognized as a Hero of the People’s Armed Forces. A road was renamed after him in 2012.

Moving South in 1962, he took part in the battles of [[Battle of Ba Gia|Ba Gia]], [[Battle of Binh Gia|Bình Giã]], [[Battle of Đồng Xoài|Đồng Xoài]], [[Battle of Ap Bau Bang|Bàu Bàng]], [[Battle of Suoi Bong Trang|Nhà Đỏ - Bông Trang]], Dầu Tiếng, Bàu Cỏ, Bến Cầu, etc., in the role of regimental commander, later Commander of the 5th FactoryVietnamese: ''Công trường 5''. This type of unit, unique to the [[Viet Cong|Việt Cộng]], was considered equivalent to a division. and Commander of the Northern Forward Command, Sector I, Sài Gòn - Gia Định.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754180175397750/posts/1896905044458595/|title=Thượng tá Tám Hà (Trần Văn Đắc)...|newspaper= Facebook|date=March 1, 2025|access-date= April 20, 2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sggp.org.vn/ve-lai-su-doan-5-post592176.html|title=Về lại Sư đoàn 5|newspaper= Sài Gòn Giải phóng|date=April 29, 2021|access-date= April 23, 2026}} In preparation for the [[Tet Offensive|Tết Offensive]], with the aid of Intelligence Unit A20 and agent Nguyễn Văn Lễ, he disguised himself as a Congressman and personally traveled to the city centre for preliminary reconnaissance. Just before the Second Phase, Truyện was ordered to leave the Forward Command for a meeting at the Regional Command. He was killed by an artillery barrage on the Post shortly after making arrangements with his superior Mai Chí Thọ. In 2010, Senior Colonel Nguyễn Thế Truyện was posthumously recognized as a Hero of the People’s Armed Forces. A road was renamed after him in 2012.