3rd Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)
| Quân khu 3 (3rd Military Region) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 31 October 1945 – present[1] |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Allegiance |  People's Army of Vietnam |
| Branch | Active duty |
| Role | Regular force |
| Size | Equivalent to Corps |
| Part of | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Garrison/HQ | Hải Phòng |
| Engagements | First Indochina War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War |
| Decorations |  Gold Star Order |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Nguyễn Quang Ngọc |
| Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Commander | Major General Nguyễn Đức Dũng |
| First party committee secretary | Lieutenant General Nguyễn Quang Cường |
The 3rd Military Region of Vietnam People's Army is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the Red River Delta.[2] The north-West region of Vietnam borders with the Guangxi, China. In 1979, Chinese army with one infantry division, launched an invasion in this military zone.
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.
- Military Command of Hưng Yên Province
- Military Command of Thái Bình Province
- 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)
- 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 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)
- 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
- "Quá trình hình thành và phát triển Quân khu 3" [3rd Military Region history] (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- "Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam". UNESCO. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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