1st Military Region of

Vietnam People's Army Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

, founded in 1945, is directly under the

Ministry of Defence of Vietnam The Ministry of National Defence (MND; ), alternatively the Ministry of Defence (MoD), fully the Ministry of Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (or the Ministry of National Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; ), is the gover ...

, tasked to organise, build, manage and command fights against foreign invaders to protect the North East of Vietnam. The headquarters is located in

Thái Nguyên Thái Nguyên () is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital and largest city of Thái Nguyên Province. The city is listed as a first class city and is the ninth largest city in Vietnam. It has long been famous throughout Vietnam for its Tân Cư� ...

Agencies

* Department of Staff ** 15th Guards Battalion ** 31st Reconnaissance Battalion ** 13rd Artillery Command Battalion ** 20th Commando Battalion ** 23rd Chemical Defense Battalion (Zil-131 ARS-14) * Department of Politics ** Branch of Cadre ** Branch of Organisation ** Branch of Propaganda and Training ** Branch of Thought and Culture ** Branch of Policy ** Military Court of Military Zone ** Military Procuracy of Military Zone ** Inspection Commission of the Party * Department of Logistics - Technicals ** 651st Transportation Battalion ** 91st Military Hospital ** 110th Military Hospital * National Shooting Range 1st Region ** 2nd Artillery Training Battalion

Structure

* Military Command of

Cao Bằng Province Cao Bằng is a province of the Northeast region of Vietnam. The province has borders with Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, Bắc Kạn, and Lạng Sơn provinces within Vietnam. It also has a common international border with Guangxi province in Chi ...

** 4 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized) ** Border Guard Command of Cao Bằng ** 852nd Infantry Regiment ** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (

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) ** 20th Reconnaissance Company ** 577th Construction Engineer Company ** Cao Bằng Military Command Provincial Clinic ** K15 Warehouse * Military Command of Bắc Kạn Province ** 750th Infantry Regiment ** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (

) ** Guards - Military Police Platoon ** Signals Company ** Engineer Company ** 29th Storage Company * Military Command of Lạng Sơn Province ** 123rd Infantry Regiment ** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (

BRDM-2 The BRDM-2 (''Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina'', Боевая Разведывательная Дозорная Машина, literally "Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle") is an amphibious armoured scout car designed and developed ...

) * Military Command of

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** 831st Infantry Regiment ** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (

) ** Guards - Military Police Platoon ** Signals Company ** Engineer Company * Military Command of

Thái Nguyên Province Cài () is a Chinese-language surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. In 2019 it was the 38th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in Taiwan (as of 2018), where it is usually romanized as "Tsai" (based on ...

** 832nd Infantry Regiment ** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (

) ** Guards - Military Police Platoon ** Signals Company ** Engineer Company * Military Command of Bắc Ninh Province ** 833rd Infantry Regiment ** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (

) * Military School of Military Zone * 3rd Division ** 2nd Infantry Regiment ** 12th Infantry Regiment ** 141st Infantry Regiment ** 15th Anti-tank Battalion (

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) ** 16th Air Defense Battalion * 306th Division ** 111th Infantry Regiment ** 421st Infantry Regiment ** 422nd Infantry Regiment * 346th Division ** 246th Infantry Regiment ** 567th Infantry Regiment ** 677th Infantry Regiment * 409th Tank Brigade (

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, T-55M3) * 382nd Artillery Brigade ** 1st Artillery Battalion ( D-20 howitzer) ** 2nd Artillery Battalion ( D-30 howitzer) ** 3rd Artillery Battalion (

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MLRS) * 210th Air Defense Brigade ** 1st Air Defense Battalion (

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) ** 2nd Air Defense Battalion (

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) ** 3rd Air Defense Battalion ( Type 65 anti-aircraft guns) * 601st Signals Brigade * 219th Engineer Brigade * 575th Engineer Brigade (GSP-55, PTS, PMP) * 338th Defense–Economic Group * 799th Defense–Economic Group (

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)

Successive Commander and Leadership

Commander

*Major General (1974), Lieutenant General(1980),

Colonel General Colonel general is a military rank used in some armies. It is particularly associated with Germany, where historically General officer#Old European system, general officer ranks were one grade lower than in the Commonwealth and the United States, ...

(1984)

Đàm Quang Trung Đàm Quang Trung (born Đàm Ngọc Lưu) (12 September 1921 – 3 March 1995) was a colonel general in the People's Army of Vietnam, active during the First Indochina War, Vietnam War and Sino-Vietnamese War. He commanded PAVN Military Region ...

(7/1976-1986): * Lieutenant General

Đàm Văn Ngụy Đàm Văn Ngụy (1927–2015) was a lieutenant-general in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) active during all three Indochina Wars. He led the 7th Infantry Division in the Battle of An Lộc, and the 316th Division in the Battle of Ban Me T ...

(1987-1997) * Lieutenant General

Phùng Quang Thanh Phùng Quang Thanh (; 2 February 1949 – 11 September 2021) was a General of the Vietnam People's Army and served both as Minister of Defense from 2006 to 2016, and Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission. He was Chief of the Gener ...

(1997-2001) * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên (2001-2002) * Lieutenant General Phạm Xuân Thệ (2002-2007): * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Văn Đạo (2007-May 2010) * Lieutenant General Bế Xuân Trường (May 2010 – 2014) * Lieutenant General

Phan Văn Giang Phan Văn Giang (; born October 1960) is a Vietnamese General, politician and Vietnam's Minister of National Defence. He joined the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 2016. Early life and career Phan Văn Giang was born in ...

(2014-2016) * Major General Ngô Minh Tiến (2016-2018) * Lieutenant General

Trần Hồng Minh Trần (陳) or Tran is the second most common Vietnamese surname after Nguyen. More than 10% of all Vietnamese people share this surname. History The Tran ruled the Trần dynasty, a golden era in Vietnam, and successfully repelled the Mongol ...

(2018-2019) * Lieutenant General

Nguyễn Hồng Thái Nguyễn (阮) (sometimes abbreviated as Ng̃) is the most common surname of the Vietnamese people. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as ''Nguyen''. By some estimates 30 to 39 percent of Vietnamese peopl ...

(2019-2025) * Major General

Trương Mạnh Dũng Trương or Truong is a Vietnamese surname. Individuals with the surname Trương make up approximately 2.2% of the population and rank eighth on the list of the most common surnames in Vietnam. They are primarily of Kinh ethnicity (Vietnamese pe ...

(2025-present)

The Commissioner, Deputy Commander of Politics

* Major General (1974)

(7/1976-1980): * Major General Đàm Đình Trại ( -2004) * Lieutenant General Vi Văn Mạn (2004-2011) * Lieutenant General

Nguyễn Sỹ Thăng Nguyễn (阮) (sometimes abbreviated as Ng̃) is the most common surname of the Vietnamese people. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as ''Nguyen''. By some estimates 30 to 39 percent of Vietnamese peopl ...

(2011-2018) * Lieutenant General

Dương Đình Thông Dương (楊, ) is a Vietnamese surname, an estimated 1% of the Vietnamese population shares the last name. In transcription it is a Chinese family name or given name of Yang. The name is also transliterated as Yang in Korean and Yeung or Young ...

(2018-present)

References

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