5th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

Coordinates: 13°30′N 108°30′E / 13.5°N 108.5°E / 13.5; 108.5
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

Military Command of Da Nang Municipality
Military Command of Quảng Nam Province
Military Command of Quảng Ngãi Province
Military Command of Bình Định Province
Military Command of Phú Yên Province
Military Command of Khánh Hòa Province
Military Command of Kon Tum Province
Military Command of Gia Lai Province
Military Command of Đắc Lắc Province - Political Commissar: Major General Võ Duy Chín (2008), honoured as Hero of the People's Armed Forces (1976)
Military Command of Đắk Nông Province
Military Command of Ninh Thuận Province
Military School of Military Zone
2nd Division
305th Division
307th Division
315th Division
368th Artillery Regiment (honored as Hero of People's Armed Forces 2008)
270th Combat Engineering Brigade

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)^[1] Lieutenant General (9/2015) ^[2]
Lieutenant General Thái Đại Ngọc (10/2020-present)

^ . 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.
^ ^a ^b 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. 5th Militatry Region. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2016.