Nguyễn Hữu Hạnh
Nguyễn Hữu Hạnh (July 26, 1926 – September 29, 2019) was a Vietnamese military officer who served in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, rising to the rank of Brigadier General. His first son Second Lieutenant Nguyen Huu Tai, born in 1948, was killed in a raid on Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province.
Nguyễn Hữu Hạnh | |
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| Born | July 26, 1926 Mỹ Tho, Tiền Giang Province, French Indochina (now Vietnam) |
| Died | September 29, 2019 (aged 93) Ho Chi Minh City |
| Allegiance | Vietnamese National Army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
| Years of service | 1946–1975 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Fall of Saigon |
Hạnh assisted South Vietnam President Dương Văn Minh in the announcement that there would be a transfer of power to the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. Hạnh stated, "Duong Van Minh wanted to end the fighting in order to save Saigon and avoid civilian casualties. As a general himself, President Minh knew only too well that there was nothing left to defend. He did not want to evacuate the government to the Mekong Delta as some of his generals had suggested. He just wanted peace."[1]
Hạnh died on 29 September 2019, aged 93.[2]