# 5th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

13°30′N 108°30′E﻿ / ﻿13.5°N 108.5°E﻿ / 13.5; 108.5
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.

## Agencies

* Department of Staff
** 674th Tank Storage Battalion (T-54/T-55 tanks)
** 32nd Reconnaissance Battalion
** 8th Guards Battalion
** 75th Artillery Command Battalion
** 409th Commando Battalion
** 97th Electronic Warfare Battalion
** 78th Chemical Defense Battalion (UAZ-469RKh, BRDM-2RKh, ARS-14)
** 340th Engineer Workshop
* 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
** 655th Transportation Brigade (KamAZ-5350)
** 13th Military Hospital
** 387th Motor Repair Workshop

## Units

* Military Command of Da Nang
** 971st Infantry Regiment
** 699th Tank Battalion (PT-76, BTR-152, M113 ACAV)
** K97 Warehouse
* Military Command of Quảng Nam Province
** 885th Infantry Regiment
** 70th Mixed Battalion (Chàm Islands defense)
*** Artillery Company (D-44 field guns)
*** Air Defense Company (61-K anti-aircraft guns)
*** 10K5-1 Observation Post
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152, BRDM-2)
* Military Command of Quảng Ngãi Province
** 887th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Engineer Company
** Signals Company
** Storage Company
* Military Command of Bình Định Province
** 739th Infantry Regiment
** Cù Lao Xanh Island Mixed Company
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152, BRDM-2)
** Signals Company
* Military Command of Phú Yên Province
** 888th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** 18th Signals Company
* Military Command of Khánh Hòa Province
** 974th Infantry Regiment
** 90th Mixed Company
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** 18th Signals Company
** 19th Engineer Company
** Storage Company
* Military Command of Kon Tum Province
** 990th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
** K53 Unit (body recovery unit)
* Military Command of Gia Lai Province
** 991st Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
** Storage Company
** K52 Unit (body recovery unit)
* Military Command of Đắk Lắk Province
** 584th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152, BRDM-2)
** K51 Unit (body recovery unit)
* Military Command of Đắk Nông Province
** 994th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
* Military Command of Ninh Thuận Province
** 896th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152, BRDM-2)
** 16th Signals Company
** 19th Engineer Company
* Military School of Military Zone
* 2nd Division
** 1st Infantry Regiment "Ba Gia Unit"
** 38th Infantry Regiment "Gio An Unit" (named as 90th Regiment during Vietnam War)
** 95th Infantry Regiment "Mang Yang Unit"
** 100mm Mortar Battalion
** 16th Air Defense Battalion
** 18th Signals Battalion
** 20th Reconnaissance Company
** 17th Engineer Battalion
** 25th Transportation Battalion
* 305th Division
** 108th Infantry Regiment
** 210th Infantry Regiment
** 803rd Infantry Regiment
* 307th Division
** 29th Infantry Regiment
** 93rd Infantry Regiment
** 94th Infantry Regiment
** 18th Signals Battalion
** 24th Medical Battalion
** 29th Equipment Storage Company
* 315th Division
** 142nd Infantry Regiment
** 143rd Infantry Regiment
** 733rd Infantry Regiment
* 574th Tank Brigade (T-54/55)
* 368th Artillery Brigade
** 10th Artillery Battalion (M101 howitzers)
** 11th Artillery Battalion (BM-14-17M MLRS)
* 572nd Artillery Brigade
** 1st Artillery Battalion (M-46 field gun, D-20 howitzer)
** 2nd Artillery Battalion (D-20 howitzer)
** 3rd Artillery Battalion (BM-14-17M MLRS)
* 573rd Air Defense Brigade
** 1st Air Defense Battalion (AZP S-60)
** 2nd Air Defense Battalion (Strela-2)
** 3rd Air Defense Battalion (Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
* 575th Signals Brigade
* 270th Engineer Brigade
** 4th River Crossing Battalion (PMP floating bridge)
* 280th Engineer Brigade
* 207th Defense–Economic Group
* 516th Defense–Economic Group
* 737th Defense–Economic Group
* 2nd National Military Training Center
* 5th Military Region Detention Camp

## Successive Commander and Leadership
### Commanders

* Lieutenant General Hoàng Văn Thái (1966–1967), later promoted to full general in 1980.
* Major General Chu Huy Mân (1967–1976): General (1980), Director of the General Political Department Vietnam People's Army (1977–1986).
* Major General Đoàn Khuê (1977–1980): Lieutenant General (1980), Colonel General (1984), General (1990), Minister of Ministry of Defence of Vietnam (1991–1997)
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Huy Chương
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chơn (-1994)
* Lieutenant General Phan Hoan -(-1994)
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Văn Được (- 2002): Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence of Vietnam
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên (2002–2005): then promoted to First Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam, Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.
* Lieutenant General Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn (- 9/2007): Vice-Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam XII.
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Trung Thu (9/2007-2010)
* Lieutenant General Lê Chiêm (2011-4/2015)
* Major General Nguyễn Long Cáng (4/2015-10/2020) Lieutenant General (9/2015)
* Lieutenant General Thái Đại Ngọc (10/2020–present)

### Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics

* Lieutenant General Hoàng Văn Thái (1966–1967)
* Colonel General Chu Huy Mân (1975–1976)
* Colonel General Đoàn Khuê (1977–1980)
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Huy Chương
* Lieutenant General Tiêu Văn Mẫn
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Thành Út
* Major General Nguyễn Văn Thảng, Lieutenant General (2007)
* Major General Nguyễn Thành Đức (2007–2011), Lieutenant General (2009)
* Major General Trần Quang Phương (2011–2019), Lieutenant General (9/2015)
* Lieutenant General Trịnh Đình Thạch (2019–present)