# 4th Military Region

19°12′N 105°00′E﻿ / ﻿19.2°N 105°E﻿ / 19.2; 105
The 4th 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 North Central Vietnam. The predecessor, 4th War Zone (Vietnamese: Chiến khu) was established by the order of Ho Chi Minh on 15 October 1945, and this day has become the traditional day of the Military Zone. On 3 June 1957, Ho Chi Minh signed the ordinance 17/SL to establish 4th Military Zones on the basis of 4th Joint Zone (Vietnamese: Liên khu), simultaneously with other military zones: the North Vietnamese, North West, North East, Left Bank, Right Bank.

## Agencies

* Department of Staff
** 3rd Guards Battalion
** 12th Reconnaissance Battalion
** 31st Commando Battalion
** 97th Electronic Warfare Battalion
** 38th Chemical Battalion
* 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 4th Military Zone: Road Lê Duẩn, Vinh city.
** Newspaper of 4th Military Zone
** Troupe of 4th Military Zone
** Football Club of 4th Military Zone
* Department of Logistics - Technicals
** 4th Military Hospital
** 654th Mixed Transportation Brigade
** K55 Supply Warehouse
** 2nd Logistics Base
** 41st Workshop
** 467th Workshop
** K1 Warehouse
** K2 Technical Warehouse
** K3 Warehouse
** KX5 Warehouse

## Units

* Military Command of Thanh Hóa Province
** 762nd Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
* Military Command of Nghệ An
** 764th Infantry Regiment
** Mắt Island Mixed Battalion
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** 17th Engineer Company
** 18th Signals Company
** K70 Warehouse
* Military Command of Hà Tĩnh
** 841st Infantry Regiment
** Armored Company (BTR-152)
** K19 Warehouse
* Military Command of Quảng Bình
** 996th Infantry Regiment
** Armored Company (BTR-152)
** 589th Recovery Unit (body recovery unit)
* Military Command of Quảng Trị
** 842nd Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Guards - Military Police Platoon
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
** 584th Recovery Unit (body recovery unit)
* Military Command of Huế
** 6th Infantry Regiment
** 3rd Tank Battalion (PT-76, BTR-152, BRDM-2)
** 594th Air Defense Battalion (61-K)
** Guards - Military Police Platoon
** 192nd Recovery Unit (body recovery unit)
* Military School of Military Zone
* 324th Division
** 1st Infantry Regiment
** 3rd Infantry Regiment
** 335th Infantry Regiment
** 18th Signals Battalion
* 341st Infantry Division
** 266th Infantry Regiment
** 270th Infantry Regiment
** 273rd Infantry Regiment
* 968th Infantry Division
** 9th Infantry Regiment
** 19th Infantry Regiment
** 176th Infantry Regiment
** 24th Medical Battalion
* 16th Artillery Brigade
** 1st Artillery Battalion (M-30 howitzers, D-20 howitzers)
** 2nd Artillery Battalion (M-30 howitzers, D-20 howitzers)
** 3rd Artillery Battalion (BM-14MM MLRS)
* 206th Tank Brigade (T-54/T-55, PT-76, BRDM-2 and Type 63)
** 11th Technical Company
* 283rd Air Defense Brigade
** 1st Air Defense Battalion (AZP S-60)
** 2nd Air Defense Battalion (AZP S-60)
** 3rd Air Defense Battalion (Type 65)
* 414th Engineer Brigade (PTS amphibious vehicle, PMP floating bridge)
** 4th River Crossing Battalion
** 27th River Crossing Battalion
* 80th Signals Brigade
* Controlling Cooperation of International Cooperation of 4th Military Zone
* Construction and Installation Company of 4th Military Zone (Hồng Lĩnh, Hà Tĩnh Province)
* 4th Defense–Economic Group
* 5th Defense–Economic Group
* 92nd Defense–Economic Group
* 337th Defense–Economic Group

## Successive Commander and Leadership
### Commanders

* Major General Lê Thiết Hùng (1946–1947): Leader (Vietnamese: Khu trưởng) of 4th War Zone (Vietnamese: Chiến khu).
* Chu Văn Tấn (1947–1948): Leader of 4th War Zone.
* Major General Nguyễn Sơn (1948–1949): Commander of 4th Joint Zone (Vietnamese: Liên khu)
* Colonel Hoàng Minh Thảo (1949–1950): After that, he was Senior Lieutenant General, Professor, honoured as People's Teacher of Vietnam.
* Trần Sâm: Major General (1959), Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1986).
* Major General Nguyễn Đôn (1956–1959): Lieutenant General (1974)
* Major General Chu Huy Mân (1961–1962): Colonel General (1974), General (1980), vice-Chairman of the State Council.
* Major General Trần Văn Quang (1962–1965): Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1984).
* Senior Colonel Vũ Nam Long (1965–1966): Lieutenant General in 1981.
* Senior Colonel Đàm Quang Trung (1967–1971): Major General (April 1974), Lieutenant General (January 1980), Colonel General (1984), vice-chairman of the State Council Vietnam.
* Major General Vương Thừa Vũ (1971–1973): Lieutenant General (1974).
* Major General Đàm Quang Trung (1973–1976)
* Major General Hoàng Minh Thi (1978–1982): member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1976–1982)
* Lieutenant General Hoàng Cầm (1982–1986): Colonel General (1987), General Inspector of the Army.
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Quốc Thước : former vice-Chairman and Secretary-General of Vietnam Veterans Association
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Khắc Dương
* Lieutenant General Trương Đình Thanh (2002–2005)
* Lieutenant General Đoàn Sinh Hưởng (2005–2009)
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Hữu Cường (2009-2014)
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Tân Cương (2014-2018)
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Doãn Anh (2018-present)

### Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics

* Trần Văn Quang (1946–1948): Political Commissar of War Zone 4.
* Major General Nguyễn Sơn (1948–1949): Political Commissar
* Trần Sâm: Major General (1959), Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1986).
* Major General Chu Huy Mân (1957–1958): Political Commissar
* Major General Nguyễn Trọng Vĩnh (1958–1961):Political Commissar
* Major General Chu Huy Mân (1961–1962): Political Commissar
* Major General Lê Hiến Mai (1965–1967): Political Commissar
* Major General Hoàng Kiện (1967–1970)
* Major General Đàm Quang Trung (1973–1975): Political Commissar
* Lieutenant General Đặng Hòa (1982–1988): Deputy Commander of Politics
* Major General Lê Văn Giánh: Deputy Commander of Politics
* Major General Phạm Văn Long: Deputy Commander of political
* Lieutenant General Phạm Hồng Minh (-1/3/2007): Deputy Commander of Politics.
* Major General Mai Quang Phấn (3/2007-2012 ): Political Commissar
* Lieutenant General Võ Văn Việt (2012-2017): Political Commissar
* Lieutenant General Trần Võ Dũng (2017-present): Political Commissar