12th Corps (Vietnam)

12th Corps or officially the Army Corps 12 (Vietnamese: QuÃ¢n ÄoÃ n 12) is one of the two regular army corps of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). It was formed in November 2023 as a merger of the 1st and 2nd Corps.^[2] The corps is stationed in Tam Äiá»p, Ninh BÃ¬nh.^[3]

Active21 November 2023 â present

Country

Vietnam

BranchActive duty

TypeArmy Corps

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Army Corps 12
QuÃ¢n ÄoÃ n 12
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Active	21 November 2023 â present
Country	Vietnam
Branch	Active duty
Type	Army Corps
Role	Regular force
Size	Corps
Part of	People's Army of Vietnam
Garrison/HQ	Tam Äiá»p, Ninh BÃ¬nh
Mottos	THáº¦N Tá»C - QUYáº¾T CHIáº¾N - QUYáº¾T THáº®NG lit.â'Lighting speed - Determined to fight - Determined to win'
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Commanders
Current commander	Major General LÃª XuÃ¢n ThuÃ¢n
Political commissar	Major General Tráº§n Äáº¡i Tháº¯ng^[1]

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History

On 21 October 2023, Vietnam's Defense Minister Phan VÄn Giang announced the decision to merge the 1st and 2nd Corps to form the 12th Corps. One month later, he signed the Decision No. 6012/QÄ-BQP, officially created the 12th Corps.^[4] On 28 November 2023, the inaugural meeting of the 12th Corps Party Committee was convened to debate the matter of assembling the subordinate units and personnel of the new corps.^[5]^[6]

On 23 December 2023, a large-scale exercise was conducted by the newly established 12th Corps under the observation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pháº¡m Minh ChÃnh. By the end of 2023, Major General TrÆ°Æ¡ng Máº¡nh DÅ©ng announced that the rate of combat-ready troops of the corps' units reached 95%.^[7]

Organisation

On 29 November 2023, units of the 1st Corps and the 2nd Corps was merged to form the 12th Corps:^[8]

Headquarters

Department of Staff
- 702nd Guards Battalion^[9]
- 701st Reconnaissance Battalion^[10]
- 703rd Artillery Command Battalion^[11]
- 36th Electronic Warfare Battalion^[12]
- 21st Chemical Defense Battalion^[13]
Department of Politics
- 12th Corps Military Procuracy
- 12th Corps Regional Military Procuracy
Department of Logistics - Technicals^[14]
- 752nd Transportation Regiment (ZIL-130 and newer Kamaz trucks)^[15]
- 569th Logistics - Technicals Warehouse
- 5th Military Hospital
12th Corps Military School^[16]
- 1st Training Battalion
- 2nd Training Battalion

Combat forces

308th Division^[17]^[18]
- 36th Infantry Regiment
- 88th Infantry Regiment
- 102nd Mechanized Infantry Regiment (BMP-1)^[19]
- 58th Artillery Regiment^[20]
- 14th Artillery Battalion (100mm mortars)
- 16th Air Defense Battalion
- 29th Storage Company
312th Division
- 141st Infantry Regiment^[21]
- 165th Infantry Regiment
- 209th Infantry Regiment
- 1037th Tank Battalion (T-54/T-55)
- 68th Artillery Regiment (2S1, 2S3, BM-21)^[22]
- 14th Artillery Battalion (100mm mortars)^[23]
- 15th Anti-tank Battalion (SPG-9)
- 17th Engineer Battalion^[24]
325th Division^[25]
- 18th Infantry Regiment
- 95th Infantry Regiment
- 101st Infantry Regiment
- 14th Artillery Battalion (100mm mortars)
- 16th Air Defense Battalion^[26]
- 17th Engineer Battalion^[27]
- 24th Medical Battalion^[28]
390th Division^[29]
- 27th Infantry Regiment
- 48th Infantry Regiment
- 64th Infantry Regiment
203rd Tank Brigade (T-54/T-55)^[30]
241st Air Defense Brigade^[31]
- 24th Air Defense Battalion (Type 65)
- 37th Air Defense Battalion
- 39th Air Defense Battalion (AZP S-60)^[32]
673rd Air Defense Brigade (AZP S-60)^[33]
164th Artillery Brigade^[34]
- 1st Artillery Battalion (D-20 howitzer)
- 2nd Artillery Battalion (D-30 howitzer)
- 3rd Artillery Battalion (BM-21 MLRS)
368th Artillery Brigade^[35]
- 1st Artillery Battalion (D-20 howitzer)
- 2nd Artillery Battalion (D-30 howitzer)
- 3rd Artillery Battalion (BM-21 MLRS)^[36]
- Command Company^[37]
140th Signals Regiment^[38]^[39]
- 1st Signals Battalion
- 2nd Signals Battalion
299th Engineer Brigade (PTS amphibious vehicle, PMP floating bridge)^[40]

Commanders

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Time	Commander	Notes
05/2025âpresent	Maj. Gen. LÃª XuÃ¢n ThuÃ¢n	^[41]
11/2023â05/2025	Maj. Gen. TrÆ°Æ¡ng Máº¡nh DÅ©ng