5th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)
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13°30′N 108°30′E / 13.5°N 108.5°E
Active16 October 1945 – present[1]
Country
Vietnam
VietnamAllegiance
People's Army of Vietnam
People's Army of VietnamBranchActive duty
| Quân khu 5 (5th Military Region) | |
|---|---|
 Military Region emblem | |
| Active | 16 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 | Đà Nẵng |
| Engagements | First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War |
| Decorations |  Gold Star Order |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Lê Ngọc Hải |
| Political commissar | Senior colonel Lương Đình Chung[2] |
The 5th 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 South Central Vietnam include the Tây Nguyên and southern central coastal provinces.
In the period of Vietnam War, 5th Military Zone included the coastal provinces of Middle Central Vietnam, 6th Military Zone included the old South Central Vietnam (including Ninh Thuận Province, Bình Thuận Province, Lâm Đồng Province, Đắk Nông Province today) and the front Tây Nguyên (Northern and Central of Tây Nguyên) was merged into 5th Military Zone after Vietnam unification.
- Department of Staff
- 674th Tank Storage Battalion (T-54/T-55 tanks)[3]
- 32nd Reconnaissance Battalion[4]
- 8th Guards Battalion[5]
- 75th Artillery Command Battalion[6]
- 409th Commando Battalion[7]
- 97th Electronic Warfare Battalion[8]
- 78th Chemical Defense Battalion (UAZ-469RKh, BRDM-2RKh, ARS-14)[9]
- 340th Engineer Workshop[10]
- 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 5th Military Zone
- Newspaper of 5th Military Zone
- Troupe of 5th Military Zone
- Department of Logistics - Technicals[11]
- 655th Transportation Brigade (KamAZ-5350)[12]
- 3rd Transportation Battalion
- 232nd Transportation Battalion
- 782nd Transportation Battalion
- 13th Military Hospital[13]
- 387th Motor Repair Workshop[14]
- K52 Warehouse[15]
- 655th Transportation Brigade (KamAZ-5350)[12]
- 5th Military Region Military School[16]
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion
- 4th Battalion
- 5th Battalion
- Central Region Cadet Military School
- Mine Action Center[17]
