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3rd Corps (Vietnam)


FieldValue
unit_nameQuân đoàn 3
(3rd Corps)
dates26 March 1975 – 7 December 2024
countryVietnam
allegiance[[File:Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam.svg23px]] Vietnam People's Army
branchActive duty
typeArmy Corps
roleRegular force
sizeCorps
command_structureVietnam People's Army
garrisonPleiku, Gia Lai
battlesVietnam War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
decorations
disbanded7 December 2024
commander1Major General Nguyễn Bá Lực
commander1_labelCurrent commander
commander2_labelDeputy Commander and Chief of Staff Commander
commander3Major General Nguyễn Văn Lanh
commander3_labelFirst party committee secretary

(3rd Corps) Cambodian–Vietnamese War

3rd Corps () or Tây Nguyên Corps (, literally: Corps of Tây Nguyên or Corps of the Western Highlands) was one of the three regular army corps of the Vietnam People's Army. First organised in 1975 during the Vietnam War, 3rd Corps had a major role in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign and the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. Before disbanding, the corps was stationed in Pleiku, Gia Lai.

History

In July 1973, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam after its 21st conference issued a resolution of strengthening the armed forces to unify the country. In executing the issue, three months later the Ministry of Defence and the Military Commission of the Central Committee approved the plan of organising regular army corps for the Vietnam People's Army. On 26 March 1975, General Võ Nguyên Giáp, Minister of Defence, signed the edict that led to the establishment of the 3rd Corps in Tây Nguyên, from which came the name Tây Nguyên Corps of the unit. The first headquarters of the corps consisted of party committee secretary (bí thư) Đặng Vũ Hiệp and commander (tư lệnh) Vũ Lăng.

During the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, it was 3rd Corps that advanced through the maritime regions of Phú Yên, Khánh Hòa Province and later captured Tan Son Nhat Airport. After the Vietnam War, 3rd Corps continued to engage in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War, the corps was awarded the title Hero of the People's Armed Forces (Anh hùng Lực lượng vũ trang nhân dân) in 1979.

On 13 September 2024, the plan to merge the 3rd and 4th Corps to form the 34th Corps was announced in the 3rd Corps Emulation Congress. The corps was disbanded on 7 December 2024 to form the 34th Corps.

Organisation

Headquarters

  • Department of Staff
    • 28th Reconnaissance Battalion
    • 27th Guards Battalion
    • 29th Signals Battalion
    • 21st Chemical Battalion
  • Department of Politics
  • Department of Logistics
    • 827th Transportation Battalion (ZiL-130, KAMAZ-43253)
    • 81st Warehouse Company
    • 211th Military Hospital
  • Department of Technicals
    • 30th Repair Battalion
    • Z9 Warehouse

Combat forces

  • 10th Division
    • 24th Infantry Regiment
    • 28th Infantry Regiment
    • 66th Infantry Regiment
    • 4th Artillery Regiment (2S1 SPHs, BM-14MM MLRS)
    • 16th Air Defense Battalion
    • 17th Engineer Battalion
    • 18th Signals Battalion
  • 31st Division
    • 866th Infantry Regiment
    • 922nd Infantry Regiment
    • 977th Infantry Regiment
  • 320th Division
    • 48th Mechanized Infantry Regiment (T-54/T-55, BMP-1)
    • 52nd Infantry Regiment
    • 64th Infantry Regiment
    • 20th Reconnaissance Company
  • 234th Air Defense Brigade
    • 1st Air Defense Battalion (Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
    • 3rd Air Defense Battalion (Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
    • 19D32 Observation Post
  • 273rd Tank Brigade (T-54/T-55 tanks)
  • 40th Artillery Brigade
    • 1st Artillery Battalion (M-46 field guns)
    • 2nd Artillery Battalion (M101 howitzers)
    • 3rd Artillery Battalion (BM-21 MLRS)
  • 198th Commando Brigade
  • 7th Engineer Brigade
    • 3rd River Crossing Battalion (PMP floating bridge)

Commanders

TimeCommanderNotes
1975–1977Maj. Gen. Vũ LăngLater promoted to Colonel General
1977–1979Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Kim Tuấn
1979–1982Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Quốc ThướcLater promoted to Lieutenant General, Commander of the [4th Military Region](4th-military-region-vietnam-people-s-army).
1982–1989Maj. Gen. Khuất Duy TiếnLater promoted to Lieutenant General, Director of the Department of Armed Forces, General Staff.
1989–1991Maj. Gen. Trần Tất ThanhLater promoted to Lieutenant General
1992–1993Maj. Gen. Lê Quang BìnhLater promoted to Lieutenant General
1993–1997Maj. Gen. Đỗ Công Mùi
1997–2000Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Hữu Hạ
2002–2004Maj. Gen. Phạm Xuân HùngLater promoted to Lieutenant General, Deputy Chief of the General Staff.
2004–2007Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Trung ThuLater promoted to Lieutenant General, Commander of the [5th Military Region](5th-military-region-vietnam-people-s-army).
2007–2009Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Vĩnh Phú
2009–2012Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Đức HảiLater promoted to Lieutenant General
2012–6.2015Maj. Gen. Đậu Đình ToànLater promoted to Lieutenant General
6.2015–7.2018Maj. Gen. Vũ Văn Sỹ
7.2018–2.2020Maj. Gen. Thái Văn Minh
4.2020–9.2023Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Anh Tuấn
10.2023–12.2024Maj. Gen. Nguyễn Bá LựcLater Commander of the [34th Corps](34th-corps-vietnam), promoted to Lieutenant General, Deputy Chief of the General Staff.

Notes

References

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