316th Division (Vietnam)

316th Division
Victorious Việt Minh soldiers at Điện Biên Phủ
Active1951–present
Allegiance Vietnam
BranchVietnam People's Army
RoleInfantry
SizeDivision
Nickname(s)Bông Lau (Silvergrass), Bien Hoa, Highland
EngagementsFirst Indochina War
* Battle of Mạo Khê
* Operation Lorraine
* Battle of Điện Biên Phủ
Vietnam War
* Battle of Ban Me Thuot
* Fall of Saigon
Sino-Vietnamese War
DecorationsOrder of Ho Chi Minh (1985)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Major General Lê Quảng Ba
General Chu Huy Mân
Colonel General Vũ Lập
Colonel General Vũ Lăng
Colonel General Nguyễn Hữu An
Lieutenant General Đàm Văn Ngụy

The 316th Division or Bông Lau Division (Vietnamese: Sư đoàn Bông Lau, literally: Silvergrass Division) was a division of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). One of the 6 original "Steel and Iron Divisions", it was created in 1951 and consisted of some 10,000 to 15,000 men.[1]

  1. ^ Conboy, Kenneth (2012). The NVA and Viet Cong. Osprey Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 9781780967660.