Stefan Kubiak

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Stefan Kubiak (25 August 1923 – 28 November 1963), also known as Hồ Chí Toán, was a Polish soldier who became a decorated captain in the People's Army of Vietnam. A Soviet partisan near the end of World War II, Kubiak was eventually drafted into the French Foreign Legion and sent to fight against the Vietnamese in French Indochina, but he deserted and switched sides. Taking part in the First Indochina War and later the Vietnam War, Kubiak proved a valuable strategist and tactician – particularly during the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. He was awarded Vietnam's highest honours for his feats during the conflict. He settled in Hanoi and started a family there, before succumbing to his wartime wounds and malaria seven years later.

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