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The Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces (RVNAF; Vietnamese: Quân lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa – QLVNCH; Chữ Hán: 軍力越南共和), were the official armed defence forces of the defunct Republic of Vietnam and were responsible for the defence of the state and the republican regime since it's independence from France in 26 October 1955 to its collapse from the northern communist regime in 30 April 1975.
The QLVNCH (also known as the RVNAF) was formally established on December 30, 1955, by the strongman and republican first South Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem, which he declared on October 26 that year after winning a rigged referendum[1] on the future of the State of Vietnam. Created out from ex-French Union Army colonial Indochinese auxiliary units (French: Supplétifs), gathered earlier in July 1951 into the French-led Vietnamese National Army or VNA (Vietnamese: Quân Đội Quốc Gia Việt Nam – QĐQGVN), Armée Nationale Vietnamiènne (ANV) in French, the armed forces of the new state consisted in the mid-1950s of ground, air, and naval branches of service, respectively,the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces day is also celebrated every years in 19 June
Their roles were defined as follows: to protect the sovereignty of the free Vietnamese nation and that of the Republic; to maintain the political and social order and the rule of law by providing internal security; to defend the newly independent Republic of Vietnam from external (and internal) threats; and ultimately, to help reunify Vietnam – divided since the Geneva Accords in July 1955 into two transitional states, one at the north ruled by Ho Chi Minh’s Marxist Lao Dong Party regime and the other in the south under Diem's regime.
Command structureedit
Regional commandsedit
The Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces consisted of four military corps (Quân đoàn) I,II,III,IV responsible for the administration and control of four military zones of the Republic of Vietnam. Each military zone operates specifically within provinces/regions. This system is somehow related and works almost exactly the same as the ancient Roman legionary system, in which each legionary was also responsible for administering and controlling a specific province of the Roman Empire. By any mean necessary the word "Quân đoàn" means "legionnaire" in Vietnamese, which would explain why the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces operate almost exactly the same as the ancient Roman legionaries. While these details are not crucial or important in any way, it is still quite fascinating to know more about them.
^Rottman and Bujeiro, Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955-75 (2010), p. 7.
Referencesedit
Gordon L. Rottman and Ron Volstad, US Army Special Forces 1952-84, Elite series 4, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1985. ISBN9780850456103
Gordon L. Rottman and Ron Volstad, Vietnam Airborne, Elite Series 29, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1990. ISBN0-85045-941-9
Gordon L. Rottman and Ramiro Bujeiro, Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955-75, Men-at-arms series 458, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 2010. ISBN978-1-84908-182-5
Kenneth Conboy and Simon McCouaig, South-East Asian Special Forces, Elite series 33, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1991. ISBN9781855321069
Lee E. Russell and Mike Chappell, Armies of the Vietnam War (2), Men-at-arms series 143, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1983. ISBN0-85045-514-6.
Leroy Thompson, Michael Chappell, Malcolm McGregor and Ken MacSwan, Uniforms of the Indo-China and Vietnam Wars, Blandford Press, London 1984. ASIN B001VO7QSI
Martin Windrow and Mike Chappell, The French Indochina War 1946-54, Men-at-arms series 322, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 1998. ISBN978-1-85532-789-4
Phillip Katcher and Mike Chappell, Armies of the Vietnam War 1962-1975, Men-at-arms series 104, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1980. ISBN978-0-85045-360-7
Mark Moyar, Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. 2009. ISBN978-0521757638, 0521757630
Neil L. Jamieson, Understanding Vietnam, The Regents of the University of California press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California 1995. ASIN B00749ZBRC
Nguyen Cao Ky, How we lost the Vietnam War, Stein & Day Pub 1979. ISBN978-0812860160, 0812860160
Tran Van Don, Our Endless War: Inside Vietnam, Presidio Press, Novato, California 1978. ISBN978-0891410195, 0891410198
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Vietnamese July 2020 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Vietnamese article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 801 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Vietnamese Wikipedia article at vi Quan lực Việt Nam Cộng hoa see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated vi Quan lực Việt Nam Cộng hoa to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces RVNAF Vietnamese Quan lực Việt Nam Cộng hoa QLVNCH Chữ Han 軍力越南共和 were the official armed defence forces of the defunct Republic of Vietnam and were responsible for the defence of the state and the republican regime since it s independence from France in 26 October 1955 to its collapse from the northern communist regime in 30 April 1975 Republic of Vietnam Armed ForcesQuan lực Việt Nam Cộng hoaWar flag of the Republic of VietnamFlag of the Republic of Vietnam Armed ForcesMotto Tổ Quốc Danh Dự Trach Nhiệm Homeland Honour Duty Founded30 December 1955Disbanded30 April 1975Service branches Army Air Force NavyHeadquartersSaigon Central South region of VietnamLeadershipCommander in ChiefNgo Dinh Diem 1955 1963 Nguyen Van Thieu 1967 1975 Chief of Joint General StaffSee listPersonnelActive personnel586 838Deployed personnel1 000 000 in 1972IndustryForeign suppliers United States Australia Canada France Germany Israel Japan New Zealand Philippines South Korea Francoist Spain Taiwan Thailand United KingdomRelated articlesHistoryMilitary history of VietnamRanksRanks and insignia of the Republic of Vietnam Contents 1 Branches 2 Command structure 2 1 Regional commands 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 5 1 Further readingBranches editThe QLVNCH also known as the RVNAF was formally established on December 30 1955 by the strongman and republican first South Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem which he declared on October 26 that year after winning a rigged referendum 1 on the future of the State of Vietnam Created out from ex French Union Army colonial Indochinese auxiliary units French Suppletifs gathered earlier in July 1951 into the French led Vietnamese National Army or VNA Vietnamese Quan Đội Quốc Gia Việt Nam QĐQGVN Armee Nationale Vietnamienne ANV in French the armed forces of the new state consisted in the mid 1950s of ground air and naval branches of service respectively the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces day is also celebrated every years in 19 June Army of the Republic of Vietnam ARVN Republic of Vietnam Air Force VNAF Republic of Vietnam Navy including Marine CorpsTheir roles were defined as follows to protect the sovereignty of the free Vietnamese nation and that of the Republic to maintain the political and social order and the rule of law by providing internal security to defend the newly independent Republic of Vietnam from external and internal threats and ultimately to help reunify Vietnam divided since the Geneva Accords in July 1955 into two transitional states one at the north ruled by Ho Chi Minh s Marxist Lao Dong Party regime and the other in the south under Diem s regime Command structure editRegional commands edit nbsp The Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces consisted of four military corps Quan đoan I II III IV responsible for the administration and control of four military zones of the Republic of Vietnam Each military zone operates specifically within provinces regions This system is somehow related and works almost exactly the same as the ancient Roman legionary system in which each legionary was also responsible for administering and controlling a specific province of the Roman Empire By any mean necessary the word Quan đoan means legionnaire in Vietnamese which would explain why the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces operate almost exactly the same as the ancient Roman legionaries While these details are not crucial or important in any way it is still quite fascinating to know more about them See also editCambodian Civil War First Indochina War Khmer National Armed Forces Laotian Civil War Royal Lao Armed Forces Royal Thai Armed Forces Republic of Vietnam National Police Republic of Vietnam Marine Division Provincial Reconnaissance Unit South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia People s Army of Vietnam Vietnamese National Army Vietnam War Weapons of the Vietnam WarNotes edit Rottman and Bujeiro Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955 75 2010 p 7 References editGordon L Rottman and Ron Volstad US Army Special Forces 1952 84 Elite series 4 Osprey Publishing Ltd London 1985 ISBN 9780850456103 Gordon L Rottman and Ron Volstad Vietnam Airborne Elite Series 29 Osprey Publishing Ltd London 1990 ISBN 0 85045 941 9 Gordon L Rottman and Ramiro Bujeiro Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955 75 Men at arms series 458 Osprey Publishing Ltd Oxford 2010 ISBN 978 1 84908 182 5 Kenneth Conboy and Simon McCouaig South East Asian Special Forces Elite series 33 Osprey Publishing Ltd London 1991 ISBN 9781855321069 Lee E Russell and Mike Chappell Armies of the Vietnam War 2 Men at arms series 143 Osprey Publishing Ltd London 1983 ISBN 0 85045 514 6 Leroy Thompson Michael Chappell Malcolm McGregor and Ken MacSwan Uniforms of the Indo China and Vietnam Wars Blandford Press London 1984 ASIN B001VO7QSI Martin Windrow and Mike Chappell The French Indochina War 1946 54 Men at arms series 322 Osprey Publishing Ltd Oxford 1998 ISBN 978 1 85532 789 4 Phillip Katcher and Mike Chappell Armies of the Vietnam War 1962 1975 Men at arms series 104 Osprey Publishing Ltd London 1980 ISBN 978 0 85045 360 7 Further reading edit Jade Ngoc Quang Huynh South Wind Changing Graywolf Press Minnesota 1994 ASIN B01FIW8BJG Mark Moyar Triumph Forsaken The Vietnam War 1954 1965 Cambridge University Press Cambridge U K 2009 ISBN 978 0521757638 0521757630 Neil L Jamieson Understanding Vietnam The Regents of the University of California press Berkeley and Los Angeles California 1995 ASIN B00749ZBRC Nguyen Cao Ky How we lost the Vietnam War Stein amp Day Pub 1979 ISBN 978 0812860160 0812860160 Tran Van Don Our Endless War Inside Vietnam Presidio Press Novato California 1978 ISBN 978 0891410195 0891410198 Retrieved from https en 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