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) | |
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Active | 16 October 1945 – present[1] |
Country | ![]() |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch | Active duty |
Role | Regular force |
Size | Equivalent to Corps |
Part of | People's Army of Vietnam |
Garrison/HQ | Thái Nguyên |
Engagements | First Indochina War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War |
Decorations | ![]() |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lieutenant General Nguyễn Hồng Thái |
Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Commander | Major General Nguyễn Huy Cảnh |
First party committee secretary | Lieutenant 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
- 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 Infantry Division
- 306th Division[2]
- 346th Division
- 382nd Artillery Brigade
- 219th Engineer Brigade
- 575th Engineer Brigade[4]
- 799th Economic Construction Division (Bảo Lâm District, Cao Bằng)[5]
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)
References
- "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.
- "Điều chuyển Sư đoàn 306, Quân đoàn 2 về Quân khu 1". Archived from the original on 22 October 2023.
- "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.
- "Lính Công binh 575". Nguyệt san Sự kiện và Nhân chứng. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- "Báo Cao Bằng điện tử". Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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