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7th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

7th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

Vietnamese military unit


11.5°N 107.5°E / 11.5; 107.5

Quick Facts Quân khu 7, Active ...

The 7th 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 East Vietnam.

Agencies

  • Department of Staff
    • 47th Reconnaissance Battalion[2]
    • 60th Commando Battalion[3]
    • 180th Guards Battalion[4]
    • 10th Artillery Command Battalion[5]
    • Band of 7th Military Zone[6]
  • Department of Politics
    • Division of Organisation
    • Division of Cadre
    • Division of Policy
    • Division of Propaganda and Training
    • Division of Thoughts and Culture
    • Military Court of Military Zone
    • Military Procuratorate of Military Zone
    • Military Museum of Ho Chi Minh Campaign of 7th Military Zone: No. 2, Road Lê Duẩn, District (Vietnamese: quận) 1, Ho Chi Minh City
    • Newspaper of 7th Military Zone
    • Troupe of 7th Military Zone
  • Department of Logistics
    • 657th Transportation Brigade[7]
  • Department of Technicals
    • OX1 Workshop[8]
  • National Shooting Range 3rd Region[9]

Structure

Successive Commander and Leadership

Commanders

  • Colonel General Trần Văn Trà (1976–1978)
  • Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1980), General (1984) Lê Đức Anh, (1978–1981)
  • Lieutenant General Đồng Văn Cống (1981–1982)
  • Lieutenant General, Colonel General (1986) Nguyễn Minh Châu (1982–1987)
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Thới Bưng (1987–1990)
  • Lieutenant General Bùi Thanh Vân (1990–1994)
  • Lieutenant General Đỗ Quang Hưng (1994–1995)
  • Lieutenant General Lê Văn Dũng (1995–1998): promoted to General, Director of General Department of Politics of Vietnam People's Army
  • Lieutenant General Phan Trung Kiên (1998–2003): promoted to Colonel General, member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence.
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Văn Chia (2003–2005)
  • Lieutenant General Lê Mạnh (2005-2/2009)
  • Lieutenant General Triệu Xuân Hòa (2/2009-2011): honoured as Hero of the People's Armed Forces (1983)
  • Lieutenant General Trần Đơn (2011-2015)
  • Lieutenant General Võ Minh Lương (2015-2020)
  • Major General Nguyễn Trường Thắng (2020–present)

Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics

  • Colonel General Trần Văn Trà (1976–1978)[49]
  • Colonel General Lê Đức Anh (1978–1981)
  • Colonel General Nguyễn Minh Châu (1982–1987)
  • Lieutenant General Lê Thành Tâm (1997–2004): Deputy Commander of politics, now Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Veterans.
  • Lieutenant General Nguyễn Thành Cung (2004–2010), Political Commissar. member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
  • Lieutenant General Phạm Văn Dỹ (2010-2018)
  • Lieutenant General Trần Hoài Trung (2018–present)

References

  1. "Quá trình hình thành và phát triển Quân khu 7" [7th Military Region history] (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. "Sẵn sàng trước những thách thức mới". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 18 February 2024.
  3. "Tiểu đoàn 180 - tiếp nối truyền thống đơn vị anh hùng". 7th Military Region Newspaper. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. "Những chàng trinh sát pháo binh". 7th Military Region Newspaper. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. "Người thổi hồn cho Khúc quân hành". 7th Military Region Newspaper. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. "Trường bắn Quốc gia khu vực 3: Luôn đảm bảo tốt cho công tác diễn tập". 7th Military Region Newspaper. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  7. "Trung đoàn Gia Định diễn tập chiến thuật vòng tổng hợp cấp tiểu đoàn". 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. "Cơ động giỏi, thực hành tốt". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 13 December 2023.
  9. Mai Huong. "Military Police Battalion 31's troops in hard training". People's Army Newspaper. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  10. "Bảo đảm huấn luyện sát, tỉ mỉ, chuyên sâu". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 1 November 2021.
  11. "Đội K72 sẵn sàng cho nhiệm vụ cao cả". Báo Bình Phước. 18 February 2023.
  12. "Bộ CHQS tỉnh Bình Thuận công bố các quyết định tổ chức lại cơ quan, đơn vị". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  13. "Giải thể, sáp nhập, tổ chức lại cơ quan Quân sự địa phương". Xây dựng chính sách. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  14. "Bộ CHQS tỉnh Lâm Đồng công bố quyết định tổ chức lại các cơ quan, đơn vị". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  15. "Tăng gia ở đơn vị công binh". Báo Long An. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  16. "Tìm thân nhân liệt sĩ Huỳnh Văn Coi (Cọi)". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 7 October 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  17. "Người y sĩ nhiệt huyết, năng động, sáng tạo". 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "Sư đoàn 302 (Quân khu 7): Luyện giỏi, rèn nghiêm, sẵn sàng thực hiện nhiệm vụ". 22 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  19. "Lữ đoàn Pháo binh 75 (Quân khu 7): Huấn luyện thực hành theo tình huống". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 25 November 2023. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023.
  20. "Nhân rộng mô hình huấn luyện điểm ở Lữ đoàn Phòng không 77". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  21. "Tư vấn học nghề cho chiến sĩ chuẩn bị xuất ngũ năm 2024". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 4 December 2023.
  22. Tran Van Tra (2 February 1983), History of the Bulwark B2 Theater, Volume 5, Concluding the 30-years War, Combat Studies Institute, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Southeast Asia Report No 1247

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