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{{Short description|Vietnamese general (1921 – 1988)}}
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| birth_name          =  Đỗ Đức Liêm
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| birth_date          = {{Birth year|1921}}
| birth_place         = [[Thanh Trì]], [[Hà Nội]], [[French Indochina]]
| death_date          = {{Death year and age|1988|1921}}
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| party               = [[Communist Party of Vietnam]]
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| allegiance          = {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Democratic Republic of Vietnam]] and later [[Vietnam]]
| branch              = [[People's Army of Vietnam]]
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| rank                = [[Colonel General]]
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* [[First Indochina War]]
**[[Battle of Điện Biên Phủ]]
* [[Vietnam War]]
**[[Battle of Ban Me Thuot]]
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| mawards             = [[Hero of the People's Armed Forces]]
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'''Vũ Lăng''' (born '''Đỗ Đức Liêm''') (1921–1988) was a colonel-general in the [[People's Army of Vietnam]] (PAVN) active during the [[First Indochina War]], and the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name="qdnd_hero_awards"/><ref name="qdnd_hanoian">{{cite web |title=Two Hanoians in Central Highlands campaign |url=https://media.qdnd.vn/long-form/hai-vi-tuong-hai-nguoi-con-ha-noi-trong-chien-dich-tay-nguyen-54241 |website=qdnd.vn |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>
In the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, Vũ Lăng was the commander of 98th Regiment of [[316th_Division_(Vietnam)|316th Brigade]] and led his regiment besieging, attacking [[Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu#30_March_–_5_April_assaults|Eliane positions]] (C1, C2) of French Central positions (Vietnamese: phân khu Trung tâm - Mường Thanh).<ref name="baolangson">{{cite web |title=One-month-long siege at C1 position of  Điện Biên Phủ |url=https://baolangson.vn/tran-cong-kien-keo-dai-hon-1-thang-tren-cu-diem-c1-5004165.html |website=baolangson.vn |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>
In 2023, CG Vũ Lăng was posthumously awarded the [[Hero of the People's Armed Forces]].<ref name="qdnd_hero_awards">{{cite web |title=Posthumous Hero of the People's Armed Forces awards for Colenel Generals Hoàng Minh Thảo, Đặng Vũ Hiệp and Vũ Lăng |url=https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/tin-tuc/truy-tang-danh-hieu-anh-hung-luc-luong-vu-trang-nhan-dan-doi-voi-thuong-tuong-hoang-minh-thao-thuong-tuong-dang-vu-hiep-va-thuong-tuong-vu-lang-754649 |website=qdnd.vn |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>
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[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:1988 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Hanoi]]
[[Category:Viet Minh members]]
[[Category:Colonel generals]]
[[Category:Generals of the People's Army of Vietnam]]
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