Dư Quốc Đống

Dư Quốc Đống (1932 – 22 April 2008) was a Lieutenant general in the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).

In 1965 Đống served as commander of the Airborne which together with the Marines formed the South Vietnamese general reserve and had a significant political role to play in Saigon.

Đống allied with General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, while General Lê Nguyên Khang commanding the Marines was an ally of Đống's rival Air Vice Marshal Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.

The general reserve troops represented the muscle of the Saigon-based Directory members and balanced power between the rival officer cliques.

[1]: 487 He served as the commander of III Corps, which oversaw the region of the country surrounding Saigon, from 30 October 1974 until January 1975, when he was replaced by Lieutenant General Nguyễn Văn Toàn.