Giáp Văn Cương

Admiral
Giáp Văn Cương
Deputy Chief of the PAVN General Staff
In office
1974–1977
Personal details
Born(1921-09-13)13 September 1921
Lục Nam, Bắc Giang, Tonkin (French protectorate)
Died27 March 1990(1990-03-27) (aged 68)
Hà Nội, Việt Nam
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam
AwardsHero of the People's Armed Forces (posthumously)
Military service
Branch/servicePeople's Army of Vietnam
Vietnam People's Navy
Years of service1945–1990
RankAdmiral
Battles/wars
  • Operation CQ-88

Giáp Văn Cương (1921–1990) was an Admiral of the Vietnam People's Navy. He participated in both the first Indochina War and the second Indochina War.