5th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

13.5°N 108.5°E / 13.5; 108.5

Quân khu 5
(5th 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/HQĐà Nẵng
EngagementsFirst Indochina War
Vietnam War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Decorations Gold Star Order
Commanders
Current commanderLieutenant General Thái Đại Ngọc
Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff CommanderMajor General Lê Ngọc Hải
First party committee secretaryLieutenant General Trịnh Đình Thạch

The 5th 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 South Central Vietnam include the Tây Nguyên and southern central coastal provinces. In the period of Vietnam War, 5th Military Zone included the coastal provinces of Middle Central Vietnam, 6th Military Zone included the old South Central Vietnam (including Ninh Thuận Province, Bình Thuận Province, Lâm Đồng Province, Đắk Nông Province today) and the front Tây Nguyên (Northern and Central of Tây Nguyên) was merged into 5th Military Zone after Vietnam unification.

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 5th Military Zone
    • Newspaper of 5th Military Zone
    • Troupe of 5th Military Zone
  • Department of Logistics
  • Department of Technology
  • Office of Command of 5th Military Zone

Units

Successive Commander and Leadership

Commanders
  • Lieutenant General Hoàng Văn Thái (1966-1967), later promoted to full general in 1980.
  • Major General Chu Huy Mân (1967–1976): General (1980), Director of the General Political Department Vietnam People's Army (1977–1986).
  • Major General Đoàn Khuê (1977–1980): Lieutenant General (1980), Colonel General (1984), General (1990), Minister of Ministry of Defence of Vietnam (1991–1997)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Huy Chương
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chơn (-1994)
  • Lieutenant General Phan Hoan -(-1994)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Văn Được (- 2002): Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence of Vietnam
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên (2002–2005): then promoted to First Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam, Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.
  • Lieutenant General Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn (- 9/2007): vice-Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam XII.
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Trung Thu (9/2007-2010)
  • Lieutenant General Lê Chiêm (2011-4/2015)
  • Major General Nguyễn Long Cáng (4/2015-10/2020)[2] Lieutenant General (9/2015) [3]
  • Lieutenant General Thái Đại Ngọc (10/2020-present)

Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics
  • Lieutenant General Hoàng Văn Thái (1966-1967)
  • Colonel General Chu Huy Mân (1975–1976)
  • Colonel General Đoàn Khuê (1977–1980)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Huy Chương
  • Lieutenant General Tiêu Văn Mẫn
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Thành Út
  • Major General Nguyễn Văn Thảng, Lieutenant General (2007)
  • Major General Nguyễn Thành Đức (2007-2011), Lieutenant General (2009)
  • Major General Trần Quang Phương (2011-2019), Lieutenant General (9/2015) [3]
  • Lieutenant General Trịnh Đình Thạch (2019-present)

References
  1. "Quá trình hình thành và phát triển Quân khu 5" [5th Military Region history] (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. "Thiếu tướng Nguyễn Long Cáng giữ chức Tư lệnh Quân khu 5". People's Procuracy of Đà Nẵng. People's Procuracy of Đà Nẵng. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. Although unclear about promotion time but he is Lt. Gen. in Oct 2015 ""Lễ kỷ niệm 70 năm Ngày truyền thống LLVT Quân khu"". 5th Militatry Region. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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