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{{Short description|South Vietnamese general (1927–2021)}}
[[Lieutenant General]] '''Lu Mong Lan''' served in the [[Army of the Republic of South Vietnam]] (ARVN). He was born on September 28, [[1927]], in [[Quang Tri]] [[Vietnam]].
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| birth_place = [[Quảng Trị]], [[French Indochina]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2021|05|28|1927|09|28}}
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* [[South Vietnam]]
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* [[Vietnamese National Army]]
* [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]]
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| serviceyears = 1951 – 25 October 1955 (Vietnamese National Army)<br />26 October 1955 – 30 April 1975 (Army of the Republic of Vietnam)
| rank = [[Lieutenant general]]
| commands = [[25th Division (South Vietnam)|25th Division]]<br>[[23rd Division (South Vietnam)|23rd Division]]<br>[[18th Division (South Vietnam)|10th Division]]<br>[[II Corps (South Vietnam)|II Corps]]
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'''Lữ Mộng Lan''' (28 September 1927 – 28 May 2021) was a [[Lieutenant general]] of the [[South Vietnam]]ese [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] (ARVN).
==Civilian Education==
In 1944, he earned a Diplome D'Etudes Primaires Superieures Indochinoise (DEPSI), from Lycee Khai Dinh, located in Hue.


==Early life and education==
==Military Education==
Lữ was born in [[Quảng Trị]], [[French Indochina]] on 28 September 1927.
In 1957, he graduated from [[Command and General Staff School]], Fort Leavenworth.


In 1944, he earned a Diplome D'Etudes Primaires Superieures Indochinoise (DEPSI), from Lycee Khai Dinh, located in [[Huế]].
==Military Positions==
He served as Commander of II Corps and 2nd Tactical Area since March 1, 1968. He as well served as Company commander, 1951; Deputy Battalion commander, 1952; Regimental Chief of Staff, 1954; Division Chief of Staff, 1955; Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, JGS, 1958; Commander, 25th Infantry division, 1962; 23rd Infantry division, 1964; 10th Infantry division, 1965; - Chief, General Office of Military Instruction, JGS, 1966 and Commandant, Defense College, 1967.


==Cambodian Campaign==
==Military career==
He served as Company commander, 1951 in the [[Vietnamese National Army]] then as Deputy Battalion commander, 1952; Regimental Chief of Staff, 1954; Division Chief of Staff, 1955.
In 1970, he was a commanded ARVN II Corps in the [[Cambodian Campaign]].


In the ARVN in 1957, he graduated from [[Command and General Staff School]], Fort Leavenworth. He served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, [[Joint General Staff]] from 1958. He was then appointed commander of the [[25th Division (South Vietnam)|25th Division]] in 1962. He was appointed commander of the [[23rd Division (South Vietnam)|23rd Division]] in 1964. He was appointed commander of the [[18th Division (South Vietnam)|10th Division]] in 1965.
==Awards and Decorations==

* [[National Order of Vietnam]]
By the end of 1965 the US advisers to the 10th Division regarded Lan as "moody and vacillatory" and "a marginal commander who would have to be worked with." They gave Lan high marks for his "perceptiveness and dexterity in civil affairs and troop morale" but saw his interest in local politics as too distracting. Although they found his three regimental commanders "capable and willing people," they felt that it was too early to judge if the Division was going to jell into a fighting unit. [[COMUSMACV]] General [[William Westmoreland]] predicted that combined operations with the US [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]] and the [[173rd Airborne Brigade]] would inspire the Division to higher standards.<ref name=Clarke>{{cite book|last=Clarke|first=Jeffrey|title=The U.S. Army in Vietnam Advice and Support: The Final Years, 1965-1973 |publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History |year=1998 |url=https://history.army.mil/banner_images/focus/dr_clarke_ret_comm/the_final_years.pdf |isbn=978-1518612619}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>{{rp|115–6}}
* Army Distinguished order, 1st class

* Air Force Distinguished Service order, 2nd class
From September 1966 he served as the deputy chief of staff for training and director of the Central Training Command.<ref name=Clarke/>{{rp|309}}
* Navy Distinguished Service order, 2nd class

* 10 gallantry Crosses with palm
In March 1968 he succeeded [[Nguyễn Phước Vĩnh Lộc]] as [[II Corps (South Vietnam)|II Corps]] commander, he was not necessarily regarded as an improvement by [[MACV]]. As commander of the 25th, 23rd and 18th Divisions between 1962 and 1966, he had received poor ratings from almost all of his American advisers, he was, however, an ardent supported of [[Leaders of South Vietnam|President]] [[Nguyễn Văn Thiệu]] and could be expected to follow the dictates of the Saigon government more closely than his predecessor.<ref name=Clarke/>{{rp|309}}
* 2 gallantry Crosses with gold star

* 1 gallantry Crosses with silver star
In August 1970, Thiệu replaced Lan as II Corps commander with General [[Ngô Du]].<ref name=Clarke/>{{rp|364}} Lan became inspector general of the armed forces and later commandant of the National Defense College.<ref name=Clarke/>{{rp|367}}
* 1 gallantry Crosses with bronze star

* Air gallantry Medal with gold wing
==Later life and death==
* Hazardous Service Medal
Lữ died in [[Virginia]] on 28 May 2021, at the age of 93.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tưởng nhớ Trung Tướng Lữ Lan |url=https://hon-viet.co.uk/ThTaHoDacHuan_TuongNhoTrungTuongLuLan.htm |website=Hon-viet |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref>
* Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1st class

* Leadership Medal
==Awards and decorations==
* Staff Service Honor Medal

* Training Service Honor Medal
=== National honours ===
* Civil Actions Honor Medal
* [[File:VPD National Order of Vietnam - Commander BAR.svg|80x80px]] Commander of the [[National Order of Vietnam]]
* Good Conduct Medal
* [[File:Vietnam Army Distinguished Service Order Ribbon-First Class.svg|80x80px]] [[Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam)|Army Distinguished Service Order]], First Class
* [[File:Vietnam Air Force Distinguished Service Order Ribbon-Second Class.svg|80x80px]] [[Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam)|Air Force Distinguished Service Order]], Second Class
* [[File:Vietnam Navy Distinguished Service Order Ribbon-Second Class.svg|80x80px]] [[Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam)|Navy Distinguished Service Order]], Second Class
* [[File:Vietnamese Gallantry Cross ribbon.svg|80x80px]] [[Gallantry Cross (South Vietnam)|Gallantry Cross]] (10 with palm, 2 with gold star, 1 with silver star, 1 with bronze star)
* [[File:Vietnam Air Gallantry Cross Gold Wing ribbon.svg|80x80px]] [[Air Gallantry Cross]] Gold Wing Ribbon
* [[File:Vietnam Hazardous Service Medal ribbon.svg|80x80px]] [[Hazardous Service Medal]]
* [[File:Vietnam Wound Medal ribbon.svg|80x80px]] [[Leadership Medal]]
* [[File:Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal ribbon-First Class.svg|80x80px]] [[Armed Forces Honor Medal]], First Class
* [[File:Vietnam Staff Service Medal ribbon-Second Class.svg|80x80px]] [[Vietnam Staff Service Medal|Staff Service Medal]], Second Class
* [[File:Vietnam Civil Actions Medal ribbon-Second Class.svg|80x80px]] [[Civil Actions Medal]], Second Class
* [[File:Vietnam Training Service Medal ribbon-Second Class.svg|80x80px]] [[Training Service Medal]], Second Class
* [[File:Vietnam Good Conduct Medal ribbon.svg|80x80px]] [[Good Conduct Medal (Vietnam)|Good Conduct Medal]], Fifth Class
* [[File:Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon, with 60- clasp.svg|80x80px]] [[Vietnam Campaign Medal]]
* [[File:Vietnam Military Service Medal ribbon.svg|80x80px]] [[Military Service Medal (South Vietnam)|Military Service Medal]], Fifth Class
* [[File:Vietnam Chuong My Medal ribbon-First Class.svg|80x80px]] Chuong My Medal, First Class

=== Foreign honours ===

* {{Flag|Thailand}} :
** [[File:Order of the White Elephant - 2nd Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg|80x80px]] Knight Commander of the [[Order of the White Elephant]]
* {{Flag|South Korea}} :
** [[File:Eulji Cordon Medal.png|80x80px]] [[Order of Military Merit (South Korea)|Order of Military Merit]], Eulji Medal

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{ARVN}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite book| chapter-url = http://www.history.army.mil/books/Vietnam/FA54-73/ch6.htm| chapter = Vietnamization, November 1969-February 1973 (193)| url = http://www.history.army.mil/books/Vietnam/FA54-73/fm.htm| title = Field Artillery 1954-1973| first = Major General Daid Ewing| last = Ott| publisher = Department of the Army| year = 1975| series = Vietnam Studies| access-date = 2010-08-17| archive-date = 2021-12-19| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211219204637/https://history.army.mil/books/Vietnam/FA54-73/fm.htm| url-status = dead}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899973,00.html?iid=chix-sphere A Sense of Urgency]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110524101846/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899973,00.html?iid=chix-sphere A Sense of Urgency]
*[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Vietnamization:+FA+Assistance+Programs-a0159077824 Vietnamization: FA Assistance Programs]
*[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Vietnamization:+FA+Assistance+Programs-a0159077824 Vietnamization: FA Assistance Programs]
*[http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/Vietnam/FA54-73/ch6.htm Vietnamization, November 1969-February 1973 (193)]



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[[Category:1927 births]]
[[Category:People from Quảng Trị province]]

Latest revision as of 09:09, 26 May 2024

Lữ Mộng Lan
Lữ Mộng Lan
Born(1927-09-28)28 September 1927
Quảng Trị, French Indochina
Died28 May 2021(2021-05-28) (aged 93)
Allegiance
Service / branch
Years of service1951 – 25 October 1955 (Vietnamese National Army)
26 October 1955 – 30 April 1975 (Army of the Republic of Vietnam)
RankLieutenant general
Commands25th Division
23rd Division
10th Division
II Corps

Lữ Mộng Lan (28 September 1927 – 28 May 2021) was a Lieutenant general of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).

Early life and education

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Lữ was born in Quảng Trị, French Indochina on 28 September 1927.

In 1944, he earned a Diplome D'Etudes Primaires Superieures Indochinoise (DEPSI), from Lycee Khai Dinh, located in Huế.

Military career

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He served as Company commander, 1951 in the Vietnamese National Army then as Deputy Battalion commander, 1952; Regimental Chief of Staff, 1954; Division Chief of Staff, 1955.

In the ARVN in 1957, he graduated from Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth. He served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Joint General Staff from 1958. He was then appointed commander of the 25th Division in 1962. He was appointed commander of the 23rd Division in 1964. He was appointed commander of the 10th Division in 1965.

By the end of 1965 the US advisers to the 10th Division regarded Lan as "moody and vacillatory" and "a marginal commander who would have to be worked with." They gave Lan high marks for his "perceptiveness and dexterity in civil affairs and troop morale" but saw his interest in local politics as too distracting. Although they found his three regimental commanders "capable and willing people," they felt that it was too early to judge if the Division was going to jell into a fighting unit. COMUSMACV General William Westmoreland predicted that combined operations with the US 1st Infantry Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade would inspire the Division to higher standards.[1]: 115–6 

From September 1966 he served as the deputy chief of staff for training and director of the Central Training Command.[1]: 309 

In March 1968 he succeeded Nguyễn Phước Vĩnh Lộc as II Corps commander, he was not necessarily regarded as an improvement by MACV. As commander of the 25th, 23rd and 18th Divisions between 1962 and 1966, he had received poor ratings from almost all of his American advisers, he was, however, an ardent supported of President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and could be expected to follow the dictates of the Saigon government more closely than his predecessor.[1]: 309 

In August 1970, Thiệu replaced Lan as II Corps commander with General Ngô Du.[1]: 364  Lan became inspector general of the armed forces and later commandant of the National Defense College.[1]: 367 

Later life and death

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Lữ died in Virginia on 28 May 2021, at the age of 93.[2]

Awards and decorations

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National honours

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Foreign honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Clarke, Jeffrey (1998). The U.S. Army in Vietnam Advice and Support: The Final Years, 1965-1973 (PDF). U.S. Army Center of Military History. ISBN 978-1518612619.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Tưởng nhớ Trung Tướng Lữ Lan". Hon-viet. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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