2nd Corps (Vietnam)
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Quân đoàn 2 (2nd Corps) | |
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Active | 17 May 1974 – 21 November 2023 |
Country | Sino–Vietnamese War[1] |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Major General Phạm Văn Hưng |
Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Commander | Senior Colonel Nguyễn Thành Phố |
First party committee secretary | Major General Trần Danh Khải |
2nd Corps (
History
In July 1973, the
Hoàng Văn Thái
.
In early 1975, 2nd Corps was a major force of the Vietnam People's Army in
Duong Van Minh of South Vietnam. Colonel Bùi Quang Thận, then a captain in the 2nd Corps, was the person who raised the flag of Liberation Army in the roof of the Independence Palace and marked the end of the Vietnam War. After the war, 2nd Corps continued to engage in Laos (1976–1979) and Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1978–1979). The corps was awarded the title Hero of the People's Armed Forces (Anh hùng Lực lượng vũ trang nhân dân) in 1985.[4]
Organisation
The corps organisation before merged with the 1st Corps to form the 12th Corps on 29 November 2023:[5]
Headquarters
- Department of Staff
- Department of Politics
- Department of Logistics[9]
- 32nd Transportation Battalion
- Two Logistics Warehouse Companies
- Department of Technicals
- Two Technicals Warehouse Battalions
Combat forces
- 325th Division[10]
- 18th Infantry Regiment
- 95th Infantry Regiment
- 101st Infantry Regiment
- 673rd Air Defence Brigade (AZP S-60)[11]
- 203rd Tank Brigade (T-54/T-55)[12]
- 164th Artillery Brigade
Commanders
Time | Commander | Notes |
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1974–1975 | Maj. Gen. Hoàng Văn Thái |
Later promoted to lieutenant general and director of the General Department of Technique. |
1975–1979 | Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Hữu An | Later promoted to colonel general and director of the Advanced Military Academy. |
1979–1982 | Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Chơn | |
1983–1988 | Maj. Gen. Bùi Công Ái | |
1988–1992 | Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Phúc Thanh | Later promoted to lieutenant general, Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam and Deputy President of the National Assembly of Vietnam. |
1992–1994 | Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Văn Rinh | Later promoted to colonel general and Deputy Minister of Defence. |
1995–2000 | Maj. Gen. Phạm Xuân Thệ | Later promoted to lieutenant general and commander of the 1st Military Region. |
2000–2004 | Maj. Gen. Phạm Ngọc Khóa | Later promoted to lieutenant general and director of the Department of Operation, General Staff. |
2004–2007 | Maj. Gen. Thiều Chí Đinh | |
2007–2011 | Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Đức Thận | |
2011–11/2023 | Maj. Gen. Phạm Văn Hưng |
Notes
- High Command of the 2nd Corps, Vietnam People's Army (2004). History of the 2nd Corps (1974–2004) (in Vietnamese). Hanoi: People's Army Publishing House.
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References
- ^ "Cuộc chuyển quân thần tốc tháng 2-1979" [The speedy troop movement in February 1979] (in Vietnamese). February 16, 2017. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Lãnh đạo Quân ủy Trung ương, Bộ Quốc phòng dự lễ công bố Quyết định thành lập Quân đoàn 12". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Ministry of Defence of Vietnam (2009). White book of Defence of Vietnam (in Vietnamese). Hanoi: World Publishing House. p. 111.
- ^ Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Archived from the originalon 24 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Tiếp nhận nguyên trạng các cơ quan, đơn vị thuộc Quân đoàn 1, Quân đoàn 2 và Phân viện 5 (Bệnh viện 7, Quân khu 3) về Quân đoàn 12". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Niềm trăn trở của bộ đội đặc công". Báo Quân khu 2. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Quân đoàn 12: Công bố quyết định thành lập Trung đoàn Thông tin 140". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 29 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Cán bộ, chiến sĩ Quân đoàn 2: Nhân dân cần, chúng tôi có mặt". Ban Dân vận tỉnh Bắc Giang. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Công bố quyết định của Bộ Quốc phòng về thành lập Trung đoàn Vận tải 752, Kho Hậu cần - Kỹ thuật 569 và Bệnh viện Quân y 5". Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Ninh Bình. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Thượng tướng Nguyễn Tân Cương kiểm tra công tác huấn luyện, sẵn sàng chiến đấu tại Sư đoàn 325". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Lữ đoàn Phòng không 673: Vượt nắng, thắng mưa trên thao trường". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Trung tướng Ngô Minh Tiến kiểm tra xây dựng đơn vị vững mạnh toàn diện tại Lữ đoàn 203". People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam). 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2023.