Tran Van Tra Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Tran Van Tra, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Vietnam.

4 records1965–19754 events3 places

Chronological biography

1965

Phuoc Long Attack13 May 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Viet Cong Commander · Phuoc Long

Viet Cong forces attack the US Special Forces camp at Song Be in Phuoc Long Province

1968

Saigon Front Offensive31 January 1968

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General · North Vietnamese commander · Saigon

Directs communist forces in the southern theater during Tet

1972

Southern Offensive30 March 1972

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General · North Vietnamese commander · Vietnam

Commands communist forces in the southern theater during the offensive

1975

Postwar Control30 April 1975

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General · Communist commander · Saigon

Helps consolidate communist control in the South after Saigon falls

Titles and roles

General · Communist commander · General · North Vietnamese commander · Viet Cong Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.