The 7th Military Region of
Vietnam People's Army
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, is directly under the
Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the South East
Vietnam
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Agencies
* Department of Staff
** 47th Reconnaissance Battalion
** 60th Commando Battalion
** 180th Guards Battalion
** 10th Artillery Command Battalion
** Band of 7th Military Zone
* 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 Ho Chi Minh Campaign of 7th Military Zone: No. 2,
Lê Duẩn Boulevard
Lê Duẩn Boulevard () is a boulevard in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, District 1, downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The boulevard stretches from Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa Street, right across from the Independence Palace, across the April 30 Park, ...
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District 1 (),
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
** Newspaper of 7th Military Zone
** Troupe of 7th Military Zone
** K70 Unit (body recovery unit)
* Department of Logistics - Technicals
** 657th Transportation Brigade
** 4th Military Hospital
** 7A Military Hospital
** 7B Military Hospital
** OX1 Workshop
** K9 Warehouse
* National Shooting Range 3rd Region
Structure
* Military Command of
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
** 6 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized)
**
Border Guard Command of Ho Chi Minh City
** Gia Định Regiment
** Minh Đạm Regiment
** 6th Infantry Regiment
** 10th Infantry Regiment
** Armored Battalion (
PT-76
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BTR-60PB
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** 31st Guard - Military Police Battalion
** 34th Artillery Company (
M101 howitzers)
** 36th Artillery Company (
D-44 field guns)
** 38th Artillery Company (
D-44 field guns)
** 37th Air Defense Company (
Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
** Signal Company
** Engineer Company
** K694 Storage Company
** Military Command of
Côn Đảo Special Zone
*** 2nd Infantry Battalion
*** 8th Artillery Company (
D-44 field guns)
*** 9th Artillery Company
*** 10th Artillery Company
*** 7th Air Defense Company (
Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
*** 792nd Engineer Battalion
*** K899 Storage Company
** Phú Mỹ Hưng Shooting Range
* Military Command of
Đồng Nai Province
** 4 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized)
**
Border Guard Command of Đồng Nai
** Đồng Nai Regiment
** 736th Infantry Regiment
** 2 Mechanized Reconnaissance Companies (
BTR-152
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** Guard - Military Police Platoon
** K72 Unit (body recovery unit)
* Military Command of
Tây Ninh Province[
** 4 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized)
** Border Guard Command of Tây Ninh
** 174th Infantry Regiment
** 738th Infantry Regiment
** 2 Mechanized Reconnaissance Companies (]BTR-152
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** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
** Guard - Military Police Platoon
** K73 Unit (body recovery unit)
* Military Command of Lâm Đồng Province Lâm is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Lin in Mandarin and Im in Korean.
Lam is the anglicized variation of the surname Lâm.
Lam is also a commonly held surname of Cantonese speakers of Chinese descent. Large populations ...
** 5 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized)
** Border Guard Command of Lâm Đồng
** 812th Infantry Regiment
** 994th Infantry Regiment
** 3 Mechanized Reconnaissance Companies (BTR-152
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** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
* Military School of Military Zone
* 5th Division
** 4th Infantry Regiment
** 5th Infantry Regiment
** 271st Infantry Regiment
** 20th Reconnaissance Company
** 24th Medical Battalion
* 7th Division
** 141st Infantry Regiment
** 165th Infantry Regiment
** 209th Infantry Regiment
* 302nd Division
** 88th Infantry Regiment
** 201st Infantry Regiment
** 429th Infantry Regiment
* 309th Division
** 31st Infantry Regiment
** 96th Infantry Regiment
** 250th Infantry Regiment
* 26th Tank Brigade
** 20th Tank Battalion (T-54/T-55
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** 21st Tank Battalion (T-54/T-55
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** 22nd Tank Battalion (T-54/T-55
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)
** 12th 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 ...
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* 75th Artillery Brigade
** 1st Artillery Battalion ( D-20 howitzer)
** 2nd Artillery Battalion ( M101 howitzer)
** 3rd Artillery Battalion ( BM-14MM MLRS)
* 77th Air Defense Brigade
** 1st Air Defense Battalion ( AZP S-60)
** 3rd Air Defense Battalion ( Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
** 4th Air Defense Battalion ( Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
** Signals Company
* 25th Engineer Brigade
* 550th Engineer Brigade ( PMP floating bridge)
** 17th Engineer Battalion
** 276th Engineer Battalion
* 23rd Signals Brigade
* 778th Defense–Economic Group
* Lâm Đồng Defense-Economic Group
Successive Commander and Leadership
Commanders
* Colonel General Trần Văn Trà
Nguyễn Chấn, known as Trần Văn Trà (15 September 1919 – 20 April 1996) was a colonel-general in the People's Army of Vietnam. He was Commander of B2 Front during 1963 – 1967, Deputy Commander of Liberation Army of South Vietnam dur ...
(1976–1978)
* Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1980), General (1984) Lê Đức Anh
Lê Đức Anh (; 1 December 1920 – 22 April 2019) was a Vietnamese politician and general who served as the fifth President of Vietnam from 1992 to 1997. He previously led the Vietnamese forces in Cambodia throughout the 1980s. He was regar ...
, (1978–1981)
* Lieutenant General Đồng Văn Cống (1981–1982)
* Lieutenant General, Colonel General (1986) Nguyễn Minh Châu (1982–1987)
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Thới Bưng (1987–1990)
* Lieutenant General Bùi Thanh Vân (1990–1994)
* Lieutenant General Đỗ Quang Hưng Đỗ (Chữ Hán: 杜) is a Vietnamese family name. According to Lê Trung Hoa, a Vietnamese scholar, approximately 1.4 percent of Vietnamese people have this surname (2005).Lê Trung Hoa (2005). Họ và tên người Việt Nam, (Hà Nội), Vi ...
(1994–1995)
* Lieutenant General Lê Văn Dũng (1995–1998): promoted to General, Director of General Department of Politics of Vietnam People's Army
* Lieutenant General Phan Trung Kiên (1998–2003): promoted to Colonel General, member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam ( Vietnamese: ''Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam''), commonly the Party Central Committee (PCC; - or ), is the highest organ between two national congresses ...
, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence.
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Văn Chia (2003–2005)
* Lieutenant General Lê Mạnh (2005-2/2009)
* Lieutenant General Triệu Xuân Hòa (2/2009-2011): honoured as Hero of the People's Armed Forces (1983)
* Lieutenant General Trần Đơn (2011-2015)
* Lieutenant General Võ Minh Lương (2015-2020)
* Major General Nguyễn Trường Thắng (2020–present)
Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics
* Colonel General Trần Văn Trà
Nguyễn Chấn, known as Trần Văn Trà (15 September 1919 – 20 April 1996) was a colonel-general in the People's Army of Vietnam. He was Commander of B2 Front during 1963 – 1967, Deputy Commander of Liberation Army of South Vietnam dur ...
(1976–1978)[Tran Van Tra (2 February 1983), History of the Bulwark B2 Theater, Volume 5, Concluding the 30-years War, Combat Studies Institute, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Southeast Asia Report No 1247]
* Colonel General Lê Đức Anh
Lê Đức Anh (; 1 December 1920 – 22 April 2019) was a Vietnamese politician and general who served as the fifth President of Vietnam from 1992 to 1997. He previously led the Vietnamese forces in Cambodia throughout the 1980s. He was regar ...
(1978–1981)
* Colonel General Nguyễn Minh Châu (1982–1987)
* Lieutenant General Lê Thành Tâm (1997–2004): Deputy Commander of politics, now Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Veterans.
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Thành Cung (2004–2010), Political Commissar. member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam ( Vietnamese: ''Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam''), commonly the Party Central Committee (PCC; - or ), is the highest organ between two national congresses ...
* Lieutenant General Phạm Văn Dỹ (2010-2018)
* Lieutenant General Trần Hoài Trung (2018–present)
References
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