2nd Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)
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The 2nd Military Region of the Vietnam People's Army, is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and commander armed forces defending the . The north-West region of Vietnam, borders with the Yunnan of China. In 1979, Chinese army with 3 infantry corps, 10 infantry divisions, launched a huge invasion in this military zone, and occupied Lào Cai Province and Phong Thổ.
- Command Headquarters: Việt Trì city in Phú Thọ Province
- Commander: Major General
- Political Commissar: Lieutenant General
- Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff Commander: Major General
Agencies[]
× Headquarters of Staff
- Logistics Department
- Technical Department
- Department of Politics
Units[]
- Military Command of Sơn La Province.
- Military Command of Lai Châu Province.
- Military Command of Lào Cai Province.
- Military Command of Điện Biên Province
- Military Command of Yên Bái Province
- Military Command of Hà Giang Province
- Military Command of Tuyên Quang Province
- Military Command of Phú Thọ Province
- Military Command of Vĩnh Phúc Province
- Military School of Military Zone (in Vĩnh Yên City of Vĩnh Phúc Province)
- 316th Infantry Division (located in Chí Đám, , Phú Thọ province)
- 355th Infantry Division (in Yên Bái Province)
- 82nd Infantry Regiment (in Điện Biên Province)
- 406th Tank Regiment (in Hạ Hòa county of Phú Thọ Province)
- 604th Information Regiment (in Việt Trì city of Phú Thọ Province)
- 297th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (in Việt Trì city of Phú Thọ Province)
- 543rd Combat Engineering Brigade (in Thanh Thủy county of Phú Thọ Province)
- 313rd Defence Economics Division
- 314th Defence Economics Division
- 326th Defence Economics Division (in Sốp Cộp of Sơn La Province)
- 345th Defence Economics Division - during the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War, the 345th Division, which had recently converted from an economic construction division to a fighting division, was located at Bao Thang, across from Yunan Province.[1]
- 379th Defence Economics Division (in Điện Biên Province)
Successive Commander and Leadership[]
Commander[]
- Major General (1974), Lieutenant General (1980), Colonel General (1984) (1978-1987):
- Lieutenant General (-2007)
- Lieutenant General Đỗ Bá Tỵ (2007-2010)
- Major General (2010-2016)
- Major General (2016-2016)
- Lieutenant General (2016-2019)
- Major General (2019-present)
Political Commissioner[]
- Major General (1974), Lieutenant General (1980), (1978-1981)
- Lieutenant General (Deputy Commander of political)
- Lieutenant General (2006-2009)
- Lieutenant General (2009-2015)
- Major General (2015-2016)
- Lieutenant General (2016-2021)
- Lieutenant General (2021-present)
References[]
- ^ Xiaoming Zhang, Deng Xiaoping's Long War: The Military Conflict between China and Vietnam ..., p.99-100.
Coordinates: 21°19′57″N 105°18′13″E / 21.3324419°N 105.3035595°E
Categories:
- Military regions of the People's Army of Vietnam