Country Vietnam Type Staff Current Chief of General Staff Lt.Gen Phan Van Giang Headquarters Hanoi Branch Active duty | Allegiance Vietnam People's Army Garrison/HQ Hanoi First Chief of General Staff Gen. Hoàng Văn Thái Founded 7 September 1945 | |
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Part of Ministry of Defence, People's Army of Vietnam Similar Ministry of Defence, Vietnam Border Defence, Vietnam People's Navy, Republic of Vietnam Military F, Vietnam People's Air Force | ||
General staff of the vietnam people s army the first time visit to the pentagon
General Staff (Vietnamese: Bộ Tổng tham mưu) is the commanding and managing organisation of the Vietnam People's Army, the paramilitary forces, militia and other activities relating to defence of Vietnam. The General Staff was established on 7 September 1945, right after the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the first Chief of the General Staff was General Hoàng Văn Thái. During the Second Indochina War, Vietnam War, Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Sino-Vietnamese War and other skirmishes, the General Staff always had an essential role in organising, commanding the armed forces and planning, operating military campaigns for the Ministry of Defence and the Government of Vietnam. The current Chief of the General Staff is Lt.Gen Phan Van Giang who also holds the position of Deputy Minister of Defence.
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General staff of the vietnam people s army the first time visit to the pentagon
History and roles
Right after the August Revolution and the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2 September 1945, the General Staff was established on 7 September 1945. The first Chief of the General Staff was Major General Hoàng Văn Thái who held the position from 1945 to 1953. During the existence of the General Headquarters of the Vietnam People's Army (Bộ Tổng tư lệnh Quân đội Nhân dân Việt Nam), which had been the supreme commanding organ of the armed forces from 1946 to 1975, the General Staff was directly under the General Headquarters and acted as staff of the General Headquarters according to the decree No. 47/SL which was issued on 1 May 1947.
After the Vietnam War, the General Headquarters was dissolved and the General Staff began to operate under the Ministry of Defence in the position of commanding and managing organisation of the Vietnam People's Army, the paramilitary forces, militia and other activities relating to defence of Vietnam. From 1978, the Chief of Staff was also Deputy Minister of Defence and would take the position of acting minister during the absence of the Minister of Defence. Following the demise of Colonel General (or Senior Lieutenant General) Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên, the current Chief of Staff is Lt.Gen Phan Van Giang.
Structure
The organisation of the General Staff consists of:
In addition, the General Staff also directly manages the operation of the 144th Brigade (which protects the Ministry of Defence headquarters), the Military Honor Guard Battalion Hanoi (Đoàn Nghi lễ quân đội), and several companies and project management authorities.