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1st Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

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1st Military Region of Vietnam People's Army, is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and commander fights against foreign invaders to protect the North East of Vietnam. The north-east region of Vietnam, borders with the Guangxi of China. In 1979, Chinese army with 5 infantry corps, 17 infantry divisions, launched a huge invasion in this military zone, occupied the Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng. The headquarters of the 1st Military Zone is in Thái Nguyên.

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  • Commander: Lt. Gen. Phan Văn Giang
  • Political Commissar: Lt. Gen. Nguyễn Sỹ Thăng
  • Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff Commander: Maj. Gen. Phạm Thanh Sơn

    • Agencies

    × Headquarters of Staff

  • Logistics Department
  • Technic Department
  • Office of Command
  • Department of Politics
  • branch of cadre
  • branch of Organisation
  • Branch of Propaganda and Training
  • Branch of Thought and Culture
  • Branch of Policy
  • Military Court of Military Zone
  • Military Procuracy of Military Zone
  • Inspection Commission of the Party

    • Units

    × Military Command of Cao Bằng Province

  • Military Command of Bắc Kạn Province
  • Military Command of Lạng Sơn Province
  • Military Command of Bắc Giang Province-
  • Commander: Major General Hà Ngọc Hoa
  • Military Command of Thái Nguyên Province
  • Military Command of Bắc Ninh Province
  • Military School of Military Zone
  • 3rd Division
  • 346th Division

    • Commander

  • Major General (1974), Lieutenant General(1980), Colonel General (1984) Đàm Quang Trung (7/1976-1986):
  • Lieutenant General Đàm Văn Ngụy (1987-)
  • Lieutenant General Phùng Quang Thanh (1997-2001)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên (2001-2002)
  • Lieutenant General Phạm Xuân Thệ (2002-2007):
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Văn Đạo (2007-May 2010)
  • Lieutenant General Bế Xuân Trường (May 2010-2014)
  • Lieutenant General Phan Văn Giang (2014-)

    • The Commissioner, Deputy Commander of Politics

  • Major General (1974) Đàm Quang Trung (7/1976-1980):
  • Major General Đàm Đình Trại ( -2004)
  • Lieutenant General Vi Văn Mạn (2004-2011)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Sỹ Thăng (2011-)

    • References

    1st Military Region (Vietnam People's Army) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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