2nd Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

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 North West of Vietnam. 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 Dương Đức Hòa
  • Political Commissar: Major General Nguyễn Ngọc Liên (2009)
  • Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff Commander: Major General Đặng Văn Luyến

Agencies

× Headquarters of Staff

  • Logistics Department
  • Technic Department
  • Department of Politics

Units

Successive Commander and Leadership

Commander

  • Major General (1974), Lieutenant General (1980), Colonel General (1984) Vũ Lập (1978-1987):
  • Lieutenant General Ma Thanh Toàn (-2007)
  • Lieutenant General Đỗ Bá Tỵ (2007-2010)
  • Major General Dương Đức Hòa (2010-)

Political Commissioner

  • Major General (1974), Lieutenant General (1980), Vũ Lập (1978-1981)
  • Lieutenant General Trần Thụ (Deputy Commander of political)
  • Lieutenant General Lê Minh Cược
  • Major General Nguyễn Ngọc Liên

References

  1. Xiaoming Zhang, Deng Xiaoping's Long War: The Military Conflict between China and Vietnam ..., p.99-100.

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