1st Corps (Vietnam) explained

Unit Name:Quân đoàn 1
(1st Corps)
Dates:24 October 1973 – 21 November 2023
Country:Vietnam
Allegiance: People's Army of Vietnam
Branch:Active duty
Type:Army Corps
Role:Regular force
Size:Corps
Command Structure:People's Army of Vietnam
Garrison:Tam Điệp, Ninh Bình
Battles:Vietnam War
Commander1:Major General Trương Mạnh Dũng
Commander1 Label:Current commander
Commander2:Senior Colonel Nguyễn Trung Hiếu[1]
Commander2 Label:Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Commander
Commander3:Major General Nguyễn Đức Hưng
Commander3 Label:First party committee secretary

1st Corps (Vietnamese: Quân đoàn 1) or Quyết thắng Corps (Vietnamese: Binh đoàn Quyết thắng, literally: Determined Victory Corps) was a regular army corps of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). First organised in 1973 during the Vietnam War, 1st Corps had a major role in the 1975 spring offensive that ended the war. Before disbanded on 21 November 2023, the corps was stationed in Tam Điệp, Ninh Bình.[2] [3] [4] [5]

History

In 1972, after the failure of the air raid in Operation Linebacker II, the Federal government of the United States was forced to sign the Paris Peace Accords, according to which in 1973 the United States had to withdraw all troops home. However, the military situation in 4th Military Region of the People's Army of Vietnam is also unfavorable. The Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam sent a few divisions that were suffering heavy losses to the North to reinforce.

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 Central Military Commission approved the plan of organising regular army corps for the Vietnam People's Army. On 24 October 1973,[6] General Võ Nguyên Giáp, Minister of Defence, signed the edict No. 142/QĐ-QP that led to the establishment of the 1st Corps in Tam Điệp, Ninh Bình.[7] The first headquarters of the corps was composed of party committee secretary (bí thư) Lê Quang Hòa and commander (tư lệnh) and deputy secretary Lê Trọng Tấn.

After the PAVN victory in the Battle of Ban Me Thuot in March 1975, 1st Corps was ordered to move to Southern Vietnam and participate in the 1975 spring offensive. During the last days of the war, 1st Corps had a major role in the attack on Saigon, in which it was assigned the mission of capturing the headquarters of the Joint General Staff. The corps was awarded the title Hero of the People's Armed Forces (Anh hùng Lực lượng vũ trang nhân dân) in 1985.

Development process

According to the decision of the Ministry of Defence, the organisational structure of the Corps includes: Corps Command. Three corps agencies: the General Staff, the Political Bureau, and the Logistics Department. Units upon establishment: 308th Infantry Division, 312th Division, 320B Infantry Division (later changed to 390th Division), 367th Air Defense Division, 202nd Tank-Armored Brigade, 45th Brigade Artillery, 299th Engineer Brigade and 140th Information Regiment.

On 15 March 1975, while the Battle of Ban Me Thuot was gaining a crushing victory. 1st Corps was ordered to move into Southern Vietnam ready to fight. In just 12 days and nights, the entire formation of the corps (except for the 308th Division soldier who remained in Northern Vietnam on diversionary duty), had traveled over a distance of 1,789 km from the North to the South along the Ho Chi Minh trail, in time to enter the war zone directly participated in the fighting in the North of Saigon. After that, the corps moved into the battlefield along Highway 1 – Road 9 – through Lao Bao to Laotian territory – back to Kon Tum along route 14 through Buon Ma Thuot, on 14 April 1975 to Dong Xoai – Phuoc Long prepares for the final battle. During the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, Army Corps 1 received the task of attacking from the North of Saigon, encircling and destroying the enemy in Phú Lợi, Bến Cát, Bình Dương, Lai Khê, Tân Uyên; prevent the Army of the Republic of Vietnam's 5th Division from withdrawing to the inner city and neutralize this unit; attacked and captured the Chief of the Joint General Staff, the army command posts in Gò Vấp, Bình Thạnh; organized a combined attack force with other corps at the Independence Palace. Due to the urgent need to march from the North by all means of water, land and air. 1st Corps started the attack a day later than the other units.[8]

Organisation

The corps organisation before merged with the 2nd Corps to form the 12th Corps on 29 November 2023:[9]

Headquarters

Combat forces

Commanders

Time Commander Notes
1973–1974 Later promoted to general and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.
1974–1975 Later promoted to lieutenant general and Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
1979–1983
1983–1988
1988–1995 Later promoted to Colonel General and Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam.
1995–1997 Later promoted to lieutenant general and Deputy Chief of the General Staff.
1997–1998 Later promoted to Colonel General and Chief of the General Staff.
1998–2002 Later promoted to major general and Deputy Director of the Military Academy of Politics.
2002–2005
2005–2007
2007–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011 Later promoted to Army General, Chief of the General Staff (2016–2021), Minister of Defense (2021–2026)
2011–5/2013Later promoted to Colonel General and Chief of the General Staff
5/2013–2015Later promoted to Colonel General and Director of National Defense Academy
2015–1/2018
1/2015–4/2020
4/2020–12/2021
12/2021–11/2023

References

Notes and References

  1. https://www.vietnam.vn/quan-doan-1-khai-mac-hoi-thao-the-duc-the-thao-nam-2023/ Quân đoàn 1, khai mạc Hội thao Thể dục, thể thao năm 2023
  2. Web site: Lãnh đạo Quân ủy Trung ương, Bộ Quốc phòng dự lễ công bố Quyết định thành lập Quân đoàn 12. 2 December 2023. 2 December 2023. People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam).
  3. Web site: Portal of the Ministry of Defence – 1st Corps. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114940/http://mod.gov.vn/wps/portal/!ut/p/b1/vZPJbqNAEIafJQ9g0dAs5tgxW7OvbcwFgTGYzeAQE8zTjzOKRppDkstMqk4lfaX__0sqKqFiKrlkc11lr_Vwybr3OeFTBdn-9plGQCUeBzBEkgYBD4DFPYDDA9ipSGMFE4CtqT4ApEW-6EEIEPxuf0_FzYGzd4P1JmPistDA18Q55F7qoU11S65ZFs12401ieQxkHPvhib2A0tXOtWJYpl0QRcIiDsk0vehqtbEGjXM9PWHlURfP9YtSNsq87e9umAujYhswjnu-CAcEGuy0uWrigjUCsOicZ_i50O_9i15zG6k6ciFjsplwy-gUmLcCoXv19PSRF3xSCHyfN_kb2Wo0_0A0iSckgOpO-AC-Oulv4AsPhwcgfOpC5qmQigGbBs19xGu7-s3qAWvNYCBPDB3u10CKfTtqF0s06EBuAd0Q3Wqi1ZYU1wplOixityB-9IxQd98k63eCwk8Lcv9d0NEUgPVQ5wLHY4ABfjhhxP5zQZ1Kqm7IH09P8sOLKQ34TZb36fkYTeclGXepXELDEcC1M7xzinxXmol_6PU6gceToMsJYCF3WeUgxAWB5uBtuuBNa5UpYytrWfH43DIlXk8cuvll5i_7vdZEBG6qwFwShDtWE8trvq2VFJXTwI7bIF1eGa2Nd3WaZuKu9zv-monOwPSiN5Dec5hEfY3mMCNZex6FI2ENdohBOzv8-6fa2tCfqLGPZpP3tTX-06dfEap2kg!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ . 26 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Báo Quân đội nhân dân. 2021-07-08. www.qdnd.vn.
  5. Web site: The 1st Corps practiced crossing the river close to the actual battle.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140823025920/http://news.zing.vn:80/Quan-doan-1-thuc-hanh-vuot-song-sat-thuc-te-chien-dau-post449590.html . 23 August 2014.
  6. Web site: History of the 1st Corps (1973–2003). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20080419004016/http://quansuvn.net:80/index.php?topic=140.0 . 19 April 2008 .
  7. Encyclopedia: Quân đoàn 1 . . Vietnamese . 1 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224051604/http://dictionary.bachkhoatoanthu.gov.vn/default.aspx?param=163CaWQ9MjAwMTYmZ3JvdXBpZD0ma2luZD1zdGFydCZrZXl3b3JkPXE=&page=3 . 24 February 2012 . dead .
  8. Book: History of the 1st Corps (1973–2003). 131.
  9. Web site: 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. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231129103653/https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/tin-tuc/tiep-nhan-nguyen-trang-cac-co-quan-don-vi-thuoc-quan-doan-1-quan-doan-2-va-phan-vien-5-benh-vien-7-quan-khu-3-ve-quan-doan-12-753500. 29 November 2023. 29 November 2023. 29 November 2023. People's Army Newspaper (Vietnam).
  10. Web site: Đồng chí Bí thư Huyện uỷ Bá Thước Phạm Đình Minh dự Lễ tuyên thệ chiến sĩ mới năm 2023 tại Bộ Tham mưu – Quân Đoàn 1. 1 June 2023. 8 January 2024. Trang thông tin điện tử uyện Bá Thước.
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