Võ Nguyên Giáp

Võ Nguyên Giáp 25 August 1911 4 October 2013 was a Vietnamese general in the Vietnam Peoples Army and a politician Giap is considered one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century He first grew to prominence during World War II where he served as the military leader of the Viet Minh resistance against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam Giap was a principal commander in two wars the First Indochina War 194654 and the Vietnam War 196075 participating in several historically significant battles Lạng Sơn 1950 Hòa Bình 195152 Điện Biên Phủ 1954 the Tết Offensive 1968 the Easter Offensive 1972 and the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign 1975 His leadership is the most respected by VietnameseFrench people