4th Military Region

19.2°N 105°E / 19.2; 105

Quân khu 4
(4th Military Region)
Active15 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/HQVinh, Nghệ An Province
EngagementsFirst Indochina War
Vietnam War
Cambodian-Vietnamese War
Decorations Gold Star Order
Commanders
Current commanderLieutenant General Hà Thọ Bình
Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff CommanderMajor General Lê Hồng Nhân
First party committee secretaryLieutenant General Trần Võ Dũng

The 4th Military Region of Vietnam People's Army, is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the North Central Vietnam. The predecessor, 4th War Zone (Vietnamese: Chiến khu) was established by the order of Ho Chi Minh on 15 October 1945, and this day has become the traditional day of the Military Zone. On 3 June 1957, Ho Chi Minh signed the ordinance 17/SL to establish 4th Military Zones on the basis of 4th Joint Zone (Vietnamese: Liên khu), simultaneously with other military zones: the North Vietnamese, North West, North East, Left Bank, Right Bank.

Agencies
  • Department of Staff
  • Department of Politics
    • Division of Organisation
    • Division of Cadre
    • Division of Policy
    • Division of Propogendar and Training
    • Division of Thoughts and Culture
    • Military Court of Military Zone
    • Military Procuratorate of Military Zone
    • Military Museum of 4th Military Zone: Road Lê Duẩn, Vinh city.
    • Newspaper of 4th Military Zone
    • Troupe of 4th Military Zone
    • Football Club of 4th Military Zone
  • Department of Logistics
  • Department of Technology
    • Workshop 41
    • Warehouse CK1
    • Warehouse 830
  • Office of Command of 4th Military Zone

Units

Successive Commander and Leadership

Commanders
  • Major General Lê Thiết Hùng (1946–1947): Leader (Vietnamese: Khu trưởng) of 4th War Zone (Vietnamese: Chiến khu).
  • Chu Văn Tấn (1947–1948): Leader of 4th War Zone.
  • Major General Nguyễn Sơn (1948–1949): Commander of 4th Joint Zone (Vietnamese: Liên khu)
  • Colonel Hoàng Minh Thảo (1949–1950): After that, he was Senior Lieutenant General, Professor, honoured as People's Teacher of Vietnam.
  • Trần Sâm: Major General (1959), Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1986).
  • Major General Nguyễn Đôn (1956–1959): Lieutenant General (1974)
  • Major General Chu Huy Mân (1961–1962): Colonel General (1974), General (1980), vice-Chairman of the State Council.
  • Major General Trần Văn Quang (1962–1965): Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1984).
  • Senior Colonel Vũ Nam Long (1965–1966): Lieutenant General in 1981.
  • Senior Colonel Đàm Quang Trung (1967–1971): Major General (April 1974), Lieutenant General (January 1980), Colonel General (1984), vice-chairman of the State Council Vietnam.
  • Major General Vương Thừa Vũ (1971–1973): Lieutenant General (1974).
  • Major General Đàm Quang Trung (1973–1976)
  • Major General Hoàng Minh Thi (1978–1982): member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1976–1982)
  • Lieutenant General Hoàng Cầm (1982–1986): Colonel General (1987), General Inspector of the Army.
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Quốc Thước : former vice-Chairman and Secretary-General of Vietnam Veterans Association
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Khắc Dương
  • Lieutenant General Trương Đình Thanh (2002–2005)
  • Lieutenant General Đoàn Sinh Hưởng (2005–2009)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Hữu Cường (2009-2014)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Tân Cương (2014-2018)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Doãn Anh (2018-present)


Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics
  • Trần Văn Quang (1946–1948): Political Commissar of War Zone 4.
  • Major General Nguyễn Sơn (1948–1949): Political Commissar
  • Trần Sâm: Major General (1959), Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1986).
  • Major General Chu Huy Mân (1957–1958): Political Commissar
  • Major General Nguyễn Trọng Vĩnh (1958–1961):Political Commissar
  • Major General Chu Huy Mân (1961–1962): Political Commissar
  • Major General Lê Hiến Mai (1965–1967): Political Commissar
  • Major General Hoàng Kiện (1967–1970)
  • Major General Đàm Quang Trung (1973–1975): Political Commissar
  • Lieutenant General Đặng Hòa (1982–1988): Deputy Commander of Politics
  • Major General Lê Văn Giánh: Deputy Commander of Politics
  • Major General Phạm Văn Long: Deputy Commander of political
  • Lieutenant General Phạm Hồng Minh (-1/3/2007): Deputy Commander of Politics.
  • Major General Mai Quang Phấn (3/2007-2012 ): Political Commissar
  • Lieutenant General Võ Văn Việt (2012-2017): Political Commissar
  • Lieutenant General Trần Võ Dũng (2017-present): Political Commissar

References
  1. "Quá trình hình thành và phát triển Quân khu 4" [4th Military Region history] (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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