4th Corps (Vietnam)
4th Corps (Vietnamese: Quân đoàn 4) or Cửu Long Corps (Vietnamese: Binh đoàn Cửu Long, literally: Corps of Cửu Long or "Corps of the Mekong") is one of the four regular army corps of the People's Army of Vietnam. First organized in 1974 during the Vietnam War, 4th Corps had a major role in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign and the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. Today the corps is stationed in Dĩ An, Bình Dương.
- Commander: Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Hoàng
- Political Commissar: Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa
| Quân đoàn 4 (4th Corps) | |
|---|---|
| Active | July 20, 1974–present |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Allegiance | Vietnam People's Army |
| Branch | Active duty |
| Type | Army Corps |
| Role | Regular force |
| Size | Corps |
| Part of | Vietnam People's Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Dĩ An, Bình Dương |
| Engagements | Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Hoàng |
| First commander | Maj. Gen. Hoàng Cầm |
History Edit
In July 1973, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam after its 21st conference issued a resolution of strengthening the armed forces in order to unify the country. In executing the issue, three months later the Ministry of Defence and the Military Commission of the Central Committee approved the plan of organizing regular army corps for the Vietnam People's Army. On July 20, 1974,[1] General Võ Nguyên Giáp, Minister of Defence, signed the edict that led to the establishment of the 4th Corps in Đông Nam Bộ, where is located the part of Mekong River called Cửu Long River (Cửu Long Giang or Sông Cửu Long), from which came the name Cửu Long Corps of the unit.[2] The first headquarters of the corps consisted of party committee secretary (bí thư) Hoàng Thế Thiện and commander (tư lệnh) Hoàng Cầm.
During the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, it was 4th Corps that advanced through the delta regions of Phước Long, Biên Hòa and later captured the Special Capital Military District of Saigon and several important targets within Saigon. After the Vietnam War, 4th Corps continued to engage in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War, the corps was awarded the title Hero of the People's Armed Forces (Anh hùng Lực lượng vũ trang nhân dân) in 1980.[2]
Organization Edit
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The command structure of 1st Corps consists of the High Command (Bộ tư lệnh), the Staff of 2nd Corps (Bộ tham mưu), the Political Department (Cục chính trị), the Department of Logistics (Cục hậu cần) and the Department of Technique (Cục kỹ thuật). The combat forces of the corps include:[2]
| | 7th Infantry Division | ||||
| | 9th Infantry Division | ||||
| | 309th Infantry Division | ||||
| | 71st Air Defence Brigade | ||||
| | 434th Artillery Brigade | ||||
| | 429th Special Force Brigade | ||||
| | 550th Engineers Brigade[3] |
Commanders Edit
| Time | Commander | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1974–1981 | Maj. Gen. Hoàng Cầm | |
| 1981–1982 | Col. Nguyễn Văn Quảng | |
| 1982–1988 | Maj. Gen. Võ Văn Dần | |
| 1988–1991 | Maj. Gen. Vũ Văn Thước | |
| 1991–1995 | Maj. Gen. Lê Văn Dũng | Later promoted to General, Director of the General Department of Politics. |
| 1995–1999 | Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Minh Chu | |
| 1999–2004 | Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Năng Nguyễn | Later promoted to Lieutenant General, Deputy Chief of the General Staff. |
| 2004–2010 | Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Văn Thành | |
| 2010–present | Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Hoàng |
References Edit
- ^ Ministry of Defence of Vietnam (2009). White book of Defence of Vietnam (in Vietnamese). Hanoi: World Publishing House. p. 111.
- ^ a b c . Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Lữ đoàn Công binh 550 tăng cường công tác trực sẵn sàng chiến đấu, bảo đảm an toàn". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- High Command of the 4th Corps, Vietnam People's Army (1994). History of the 4th Corps (in Vietnamese). Hanoi: People's Army Publishing House.