The 5th Military Region of

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, is directly under the

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, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the South Central Vietnam include the

Tây Nguyên The Central Highlands (), South Central Highlands (), Western Highlands () or Midland Highlands () is a region located in the south central part of Vietnam. It contains the provinces of Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, and Lâ ...

and southern central coastal provinces. In the period of

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, 5th Military Zone included the coastal provinces of Middle Central Vietnam, 6th Military Zone included the old South Central Vietnam (including Ninh Thuận Province, Bình Thuận Province,

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, Đắk Nông Province today) and the front

(Northern and Central of Tây Nguyên) was merged into 5th Military Zone after Vietnam unification.

Agencies

* Department of Staff ** 674th Tank Storage Battalion (

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tanks) ** 32nd Reconnaissance Battalion ** 8th Guards Battalion ** 75th Artillery Command Battalion ** 409th Commando Battalion ** 97th Electronic Warfare Battalion ** 78th Chemical Defense Battalion ( UAZ-469RKh, BRDM-2RKh, ARS-14) ** 340th Engineer Workshop * 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 5th Military Zone ** Newspaper of 5th Military Zone ** Troupe of 5th Military Zone * Department of Logistics - Technicals ** 655th Transportation Brigade ( KamAZ-5350) ** 13th Military Hospital ** 387th Motor Repair Workshop ** K52 Warehouse * Mine Action Center

Subordinate units

* Military Command of

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** 5 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized) ** Border Guard Command of Đà Nẵng ** 885th Infantry Regiment ** 971st Infantry Regiment ** 70th Mixed Battalion (

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defense) *** Artillery Company ( D-44 field guns) *** Air Defense Company ( 61-K anti-aircraft guns) *** 10K5-1 Observation Post ** 699th Tank Battalion (

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, M113 ACAV) ** 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 ...

) ** K97 Warehouse * Military Command of

Quảng Ngãi Province Quảng Ngãi is a northern coastal Provinces of Vietnam, province in the South Central Coast region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam. It borders Quảng Nam to the north, Bình Định to the south, Kon Tum province, Kon Tum to the ...

** 5 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized) ** Border Guard Command of Quảng Ngãi ** 887th Infantry Regiment ** 990th Infantry Regiment ** 2 Mechanized Reconnaissance Companies (

) ** Engineer Company ** Signal Company ** Storage Company ** K53 Unit (body recovery unit) * Military Command of Khánh Hòa Province ** 4 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized) ** Border Guard Command of Khánh Hòa ** 896th Infantry Regiment ** 974th Infantry Regiment ** 90th Mixed Company ** 2 Mechanized Reconnaissance Companies (

) ** 18th Signals Company ** 19th Engineer Company ** Storage Company * Military Command of

Gia Lai Province Gia Lai is a northern mountainous Provinces of Vietnam, province in the Central Highlands (Vietnam), Central Highlands region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam. It borders Kon Tum province, Kon Tum in the north, Quảng Ngãi province, Qu ...

** 6 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized) ** Border Guard Command of Gia Lai ** 739th Infantry Regiment ** 991st Infantry Regiment ** Cù Lao Xanh Island Mixed Company ** 2 Mechanized Reconnaissance Companies (

) ** Signal Company ** Engineer Company ** Storage Company ** K52 Unit (body recovery unit) * Military Command of Đắk Lắk Province ** 6 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized) ** Border Guard Command of Đắk Lắk ** 584th Infantry Regiment ** 888th Infantry Regiment ** 2 Mechanized Reconnaissance Companies (

) ** 18th Signal Company ** K51 Unit (body recovery unit) * Military School of Military Region * 2nd Division ** 1st Infantry Regiment " Ba Gia Unit" ** 38th Infantry Regiment " Gio An Unit" (named as 90th Regiment during

) ** 95th Infantry Regiment " Mang Yang Unit" ** 100mm Mortar Battalion ** 16th Air Defense Battalion ** 18th Signals Battalion ** 20th Reconnaissance Company ** 17th Engineer Battalion ** 25th Transportation Battalion * 305th Division ** 108th Infantry Regiment ** 210th Infantry Regiment ** 803rd Infantry Regiment * 307th Division ** 29th Infantry Regiment ** 93rd Infantry Regiment ** 94th Infantry Regiment ** 18th Signals Battalion ** 24th Medical Battalion ** 29th Equipment Storage Company * 315th Division ** 142nd Infantry Regiment ** 143rd Infantry Regiment ** 733rd Infantry Regiment * 574th Tank Brigade (

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) * 368th Artillery Brigade ** 10th Artillery Battalion ( M101 howitzers) ** 11th Artillery Battalion ( BM-14-17M MLRS) * 572nd Artillery Brigade ** 1st Artillery Battalion ( M-46 field gun, D-20 howitzer) ** 2nd Artillery Battalion ( D-20 howitzer) ** 3rd Artillery Battalion ( BM-14-17M MLRS) * 573rd 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) * 575th Signals Brigade * 270th Engineer Brigade ** 4th River Crossing Battalion (

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) * 280th Engineer Brigade * 207th Defense–Economic Group * 516th Defense–Economic Group * 737th Defense–Economic Group * 2nd National Military Training Center * 5th Military Region Detention Camp

Successive Commander and Leadership

Commanders

* Lieutenant General

Hoàng Văn Thái Hoàng Văn Thái (; 1 May 1915 – 2 July 1986), born Hoàng Văn Xiêm (), was a Vietnamese Army General and a communist political figure. His hometown was Tây An, Tiền Hải District, Thái Bình Province. During the 1968 Tết Offensi ...

(1966–1967), later promoted to full general in 1980. * Major General

Chu Huy Mân Chu Huy Mân (; born Chu Văn Điều ; 17 March 1913 – 1 July 2006) was a general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War and Vietnam War. He commanded Việt Cộng forces in Siege of Plei Me. Early life Chu Hu ...

(1967–1976): General (1980), Director of the General Political Department Vietnam People's Army (1977–1986). * Major General

Đoàn Khuê Đoàn Khuê (; Triệu Phong, 29 October 1922 – 16 January 1999) was a Vietnamese Army general and Minister of Defence from 1992–1997.Đại tướng Đoàn Khuê Vịên lịch sử quân ṣư Vịêt Nam - 2002 Reminiscences of General ...

(1977–1980): Lieutenant General (1980), Colonel General (1984), General (1990), Minister of

(1991–1997) * Lieutenant General

Nguyễn Huy Chương 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 ...

* Lieutenant General

Nguyễn Chơn 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 ...

(-1994) * Lieutenant General Phan Hoan -(-1994) * Lieutenant General

Nguyễn Văn Được 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 ...

(- 2002): Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence of Vietnam * Lieutenant General

Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên 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 ...

(2002–2005): then promoted to First Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam, Chief of

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. * Lieutenant General

Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn Huang (; zh, t=黃, s=黄, c=, p=, first=t) is a Chinese surname. While ''Huáng'' is the pinyin romanization of the word, it may also be romanized as Hwang, Wong, Waan, Wan, Waon, Hwong, Vong, Hung, Hong, Bong, Eng, Ng, Uy, Wee, Oi, Oei, Oe ...

(- 9/2007): Vice-Chairman of

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XII. * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Trung Thu (9/2007-2010) * Lieutenant General Lê Chiêm (2011-4/2015) * Major General

Nguyễn Long Cáng 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 ...

(4/2015-10/2020) Lieutenant General (9/2015) Although unclear about promotion time but he is Lt. Gen. in Oct 2015 * Lieutenant General Thái Đại Ngọc (10/2020–01/2025) * Major General

Lê Ngọc Hải Le is a romanization of several rare East Asian surnames and a common Vietnamese surname. It is a fairly common surname in the United States, ranked 975th during the 1990 census and 368th during the 2000 census. In 2000, it was the eighth-most-co ...

(01/2025–present)

Political Commissar

* Lieutenant General

(1966–1967) * Colonel General

(1975–1976) * Colonel General

(1977–1980) * Lieutenant General

* Lieutenant General Tiêu Văn Mẫn * Lieutenant General

Nguyễn Thành Út 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 ...

* Major General

Nguyễn Văn Thảng 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 ...

, Lieutenant General (2007) * Major General

Nguyễn Thành Đức 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 ...

(2007–2011), Lieutenant General (2009) * Major General Trần Quang Phương (2011–2019), Lieutenant General (9/2015) * Lieutenant General Trịnh Đình Thạch (2019–2025) * Senior Colonel Lương Đình Chung (2025–present)

References

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