The 3rd Military Region of
Vietnam People's Army
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is directly under the
Ministry of Defence of Vietnam
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, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the
Red River Delta.
The north-West region of Vietnam borders with the
Guangxi
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,
China
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. In 1979, Chinese army with one infantry division, launched an invasion in this military zone.
* Command Headquarters:
Hai Phong
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Haiphong wa ...
city
* Commander:
Major General
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Nguyễn Quang Ngọc
*
Political Commissar:
Lieutenant General
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Nguyễn Quang Cường
* Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff Commander: Major General
Nguyễn Đức Dũng
Agencies
* Headquarters of Staff
* Logistics Department
* Technical Department
* Department of Politics
Units
* Military Command of
Hải Phòng Province.
* Military Command of
Quảng Ninh Province.
* Military Command of
Hải Dương Province
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.
* Military Command of
Hưng Yên Province
* Military Command of
Thái Bình Province
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* Military Command of
Nam Định Province
* Military Command of
Hà Nam Province
* Military Command of
Ninh Bình Province
* Military Command of
Hòa Bình Province
* Military School of Military Zone (in
Chí Linh County of
Hải Dương Province
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* 395th Division (in
Yên Hưng County of
Quảng Ninh Province)
* 350th Division (in
Ninh Bình Province)
* 327th Defence Economic Division
* 319th Construction Company (in
Long Biên
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of
Hà Nội)- created on 7 March 1979 as the 319th Defence Economics Division. Present there are 3475 technic workers, 763 technic and manage cadre, of which 573 persons with bachelor's degree.
* 273rd Tank Regiment (in
Hải An of
Hải Phòng
Haiphong ( vi, Hải Phòng, ), or Hải Phòng, is a major industrial city and the third-largest in Vietnam. Hai Phong is also the center of technology, economy, culture, medicine, education, science and trade in the Red River delta.
Haiphong wa ...
)
* 242nd Infantry Regiment (in
Vân Đồn County of
Quảng Ninh Province)
* 603rd Regiment
* 405th Tank Regiment
* 513th Combat Engineer Brigade.
* 214th Anti-Aircraft Brigade.
* 454th Artillery Brigade.
* 7th Army Medical Hospital (subordinate to Department of Logistics)
* 5th Army Medical Hospital (subordinate to Department of Logistics)
References
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Military regions of the People's Army of Vietnam