308th Infantry Division (Vietnam)

308th Infantry Division
Founded1950 (1950)
Allegiance Vietnam
Branch People's Army of Vietnam
TypeInfantry
RoleMechanized infantry, rapid respond force
SizeDivision
Part of1st Corps
Garrison/HQXuan Mai, Chuong My, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nickname(s)Quân Tiên Phong (The Vanguards), Việt Bắc (The North)
EngagementsFirst Indochina War

Vietnam War

Commanders
Notable
commanders
LTG Vương Thừa Vũ
CG Nguyễn Hữu An

The 308th Infantry Division is a division of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), first formed in August 1950 in southern China from the previous Regimental Group 308.[1]: 150 

  1. ^ Windrow, Martin (2004). The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam. Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 0-297-84671-X.