Nguyễn Văn Mạnh

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Nguyễn Văn Mạnh was a Lieutenant general in the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).

Nguyễn Văn Mạnh
Born	(1921-03-01)March 1, 1921 Thừa Thiên Huế province, French Indochina
Died	August 26, 1994(1994-08-26) (aged 73)
Allegiance	State of Vietnam South Vietnam
Service / branch	Vietnamese National Army Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Years of service	1948 – 25 October 1955 (Vietnamese National Army) 26 October 1955 – 30 April 1975 (Army of the Republic of Vietnam)
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	IV Corps

Military career

In mid-1965 he commanded the 23rd Division.^[1]: 114

On 23 November 1966 he was appointed commander of IV Corps, which oversaw the Mekong Delta region, replacing the competent, but corrupt General Đặng Văn Quang.^[1]: 192 Mạnh was a supporter of General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu.^[1]: 262

During the Tet Offensive Mạnh was preoccuppied with the security of his headquarters at Cần Thơ Base Camp, rather than commanding his subordinate units throughout his Corps Tactical Zone.^[2]: 361 On 23 February 1968 he was replaced as IV Corps commander by Lieutenant general Nguyễn Đức Thắng.^{[3][1]: 309}

Mạnh then became the ARVN inspector-general.^[1]: 309

In 1969 he was appointed chief of staff of the Joint General Staff (JGS). In March 1974 he was made deputy chairman of the JGS for pacification and development in place of Lieutenant general Nguyen Van La who retired because of old age.^[4]

Awards

Decorations National

• Commander of the National Order of Vietnam

Foreign honours

•  Taiwan :
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of the Cloud and Banner
•  Thailand :
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
•  South Korea :
  • Order of Military Merit (Chung mu Medal)
•  USA :
  • Officer of the Legion of Merit