The 4th Military Region of

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, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the North Central Vietnam. The predecessor, 4th War Zone ( vi, Chiến khu) was established by the order of

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on 15 October 1945, and this day has become the traditional day of the Military Zone. On 3 June 1957,

signed the ordinance 17/SL to establish 4th Military Zones on the basis of 4th Joint Zone ( vi, Liên khu), simultaneously with other military zones: the North Vietnamese, North West, North East, Left Bank, Right Bank. * Command Headquarters: Road Lê Duẩn,

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city * Commander:

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: member of

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XIII * Political Commissar: Lieutenant General Trần Võ Dũng * Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff: Major General Hà Thọ Bình

Agencies

* Department of Staff * Department of Politics ** Division of Organisation ** Division of Cadre ** Division of Policy ** Division of Propogendar and Training ** Division of Thoughts and Culture ** Military Court of Military Zone ** Military Procuratorate of Military Zone ** Military Museum of 4th Military Zone: Road Lê Duẩn,

city. ** Newspaper of 4th Military Zone ** Troupe of 4th Military Zone ** Football Club of 4th Military Zone * Department of Logistics * Department of Technology ** Workshop 41 ** Warehouse CK1 ** Warehouse 830 * Office of Command of 4th Military Zone

Units

* Military Command of Thanh Hóa Province * Military Command of Nghệ An * Military Command of Hà Tĩnh * Military Command of Quảng Bình * Military Command of

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* Military Command of Thừa Thiên–Huế * Military School of Military Zone * 324 Division (titled as " Ngu Binh" troops): established on 7 January 1955 at Triều Dương Town, Tĩnh Gia County, Thanh Hóa Province. Present Headquarters of the Division is located in Lạc Sơn Town, Đô Lương County, Nghệ An Province. * 341 Infantry Division (titled as "

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" troops): established on 22 December 1972 in Nam Đàn County, Nghệ An Province. * 968th Infantry Division * 337 Defence Economics Division * 283rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade * 414th Combat Engineering Brigade * 80th Communication Regiment: honoured as Hero of People's Armed Forces of Vietnam in 2005. * 16th Artillery Brigade: located on Thuận An Town, Phú Vang County, Thừa Thiên–Huế Province, established on 13 April 1966 in Vĩnh Phúc Province. Honoured as Heroes of the People's Armed Forces of Vietnam in 2006. * 206th Tank Regiment * Controlling Cooperation of International Cooperation of 4th Military Zone- Board Chairman: Senior Colonel Lê Đình Tứ (honoured as Hero of Labour of Vietnam in 2007) * Construction and Installation Company of 4th Military Zone: located in Hồng Lĩnh,

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. * 4th Military Hospital.

Successive Commander and Leadership

Commanders

* Major General Lê Thiết Hùng (1946–1947): Leader ( vi, Khu trưởng) of 4th War Zone ( vi, Chiến khu). * Chu Văn Tấn (1947–1948): Leader of 4th War Zone. * Major General

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(1948–1949): Commander of 4th Joint Zone ( vi, Liên khu) *

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(1949–1950): After that, he was Senior Lieutenant General, Professor, honoured as People's Teacher of Vietnam. * Trần Sâm: Major General (1959), Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1986). * Major General

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(1956–1959): Lieutenant General (1974) * Major General

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(1961–1962): Colonel General (1974), General (1980), vice-Chairman of the State Council. * Major General Trần Văn Quang (1962–1965): Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1984). * Senior Colonel Vũ Nam Long (1965–1966): Lieutenant General in 1981. * Senior Colonel

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(1967–1971): Major General (April 1974), Lieutenant General (January 1980), Colonel General (1984), vice-chairman of the State Council Vietnam. * Major General

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(1971–1973): Lieutenant General (1974). * Major General

(1973–1976) * Major General Hoàng Minh Thi (1978–1982): member of

(1976–1982) * Lieutenant General Hoàng Cầm (1982–1986): Colonel General (1987), General Inspector of the Army. * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Quốc Thước : former vice-Chairman and Secretary-General of Vietnam Veterans Association * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Khắc Dương * Lieutenant General Trương Đình Thanh (2002–2005) * Lieutenant General Đoàn Sinh Hưởng (2005–2009) * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Hữu Cường (2009-2014) * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Tân Cương (2014-2018) * Lieutenant General

(2018-present)

Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics

* Trần Văn Quang (1946–1948): Political Commissar of War Zone 4. * Major General

(1948–1949): Political Commissar * Trần Sâm: Major General (1959), Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1986). * Major General

(1957–1958): Political Commissar * Major General Nguyễn Trọng Vĩnh (1958–1961):Political Commissar * Major General

(1961–1962): Political Commissar * Major General Lê Hiến Mai (1965–1967): Political Commissar * Major General Hoàng Kiện (1967–1970) * Major General

(1973–1975): Political Commissar * Lieutenant General Đặng Hòa (1982–1988): Deputy Commander of Politics * Major General Lê Văn Giánh: Deputy Commander of Politics * Major General Phạm Văn Long: Deputy Commander of political * Lieutenant General Phạm Hồng Minh (-1/3/2007): Deputy Commander of Politics. * Major General Mai Quang Phấn (3/2007-2012 ): Political Commissar * Lieutenant General Võ Văn Việt (2012-2017): Political Commissar * Lieutenant General Trần Võ Dũng (2017-present): Political Commissar {{Asia in topic, Military of Military regions of the People's Army of Vietnam