1st Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

1st Military Region of Vietnam People's Army, founded in 1945, 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.

Quân khu 1
(1st Military Region)
Active16 October 1945 – present[1]
Country Vietnam
Allegiance People's Army of Vietnam
BranchActive duty
RoleRegular force
SizeEquivalent to Corps
Part ofPeople's Army of Vietnam
Garrison/HQThái Nguyên
EngagementsFirst Indochina War
Vietnam War
Sino-Vietnamese War
Decorations Gold Star Order
Commanders
Current commanderLieutenant General Nguyễn Hồng Thái
Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff CommanderMajor General Nguyễn Huy Cảnh
First party committee secretaryLieutenant General Dương Đình Thông

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

Structure

× Military Command of Cao Bằng Province

Successive Commander and Leadership

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 (2014-2016)
  • Major General Ngô Minh Tiến (2016-2018)
  • Lieutenant General Trần Hồng Minh (2018-2019)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Hồng Thái (2019-present)


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 (2011-2018)
  • Lieutenant General Dương Đình Thông (2018-present)

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References
  1. "Quá trình hình thành và phát triển Quân khu 1" [1st Military Region history] (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. "Điều chuyển Sư đoàn 306, Quân đoàn 2 về Quân khu 1". Archived from the original on 22 October 2023.
  3. "Lữ đoàn Pháo binh 382, Quân khu 1: Đẩy mạnh phong trào thi đua gắn với xây dựng đơn vị vững mạnh toàn diện". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. "Lính Công binh 575". Nguyệt san Sự kiện và Nhân chứng. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. "Báo Cao Bằng điện tử". Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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