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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) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 16 October 1945 – present[1] |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Allegiance | People's Army of Vietnam |
| 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 | Gold Star Order |
| 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 edit
× 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
- National Shooting Range 1st Region[2]
Structure edit
× Military Command of Cao Bằng Province
- Military Command of Bắc Kạn Province
- Military Command of Lạng Sơn Province
- Military Command of Bắc Giang Province
- Military Command of Thái Nguyên Province
- Military Command of Bắc Ninh Province
- Military School of Military Zone
- 3rd Infantry Division
- 306th Division[3]
- 346th Division
- 382nd Artillery Brigade[4]
- 210th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (AZP S-60)[5]
- 601st Signals Brigade
- 219th Engineer Brigade
- 575th Engineer Brigade[6]
- 338th Defense–Economic Group[7]
- 799th Defense–Economic Group (Bảo Lâm District, Cao Bằng)[8]
Successive Commander and Leadership edit
Commander edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Quá trình hình thành và phát triển Quân khu 1" [1st Military Region history] (in Vietnamese). from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Quân khu 1: Khai mạc Hội thi xe tốt, lái xe giỏi năm 2023". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Điều chuyển Sư đoàn 306, Quân đoàn 2 về Quân khu 1". 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). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Lữ đoàn Pháo Phòng không 210 (Quân khu 1): Vượt nắng, thắng mưa, thi đua luyện giỏi". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Lính Công binh 575". Nguyệt san Sự kiện và Nhân chứng. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Đoàn Kinh tế-Quốc phòng 338 (Quân khu 1) tổ chức Hội nghị tổng kết Luật Sĩ quan Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Đoàn Kinh tế-Quốc phòng 799- điểm tựa vững chắc của nhân dân vùng biên giới tỉnh Cao Bằng". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 1 November 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2023.