# 3rd Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

20°30′N 106°00′E﻿ / ﻿20.500°N 106.000°E﻿ / 20.500; 106.000
The 3rd 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 Red River Delta. The north-West region of Vietnam borders with the Guangxi, China. In 1979, Chinese army with one infantry division, launched an invasion in this military zone.

## Agencies

* Headquarters of Staff
** 30th Guards Battalion
** 31st Reconnaissance Battalion
** 41st Commando Battalion
** 38th Chemical Defense Battalion
*** 1st Chemical Reconnaissance Company
*** 2nd Decontamination - Smoke Company
*** Mixed Chemical Company (ARS-14)
** 10th Engineer Workshop
* Department of Politics
* Department of Logistics - Technicals
** 653rd Transportation Brigade
** T10 Warehouse
** 5th Military Hospital
** 7th Military Hospital
** K22 Warehouse
** K23 Warehouse
** K76 Warehouse
** K84 Warehouse
** X81 Workshop
** 3rd MR Military School
*** 3rd Training Battalion
*** 4th Training Battalion

## Units

* Military Command of Hải Phòng
** 50th Infantry Regiment
** 836th Infantry Regiment
** Bạch Long Vĩ Island Defense Battalion
** 34th Tank Battalion (PT-76, BTR-60PB, BTR-152)
** 20th Reconnaissance Company
** Guards - Military Police Platoon
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
** Military Command Medical Clinic
* Military Command of Quảng Ninh Province
** 244th Infantry Regiment
** Vĩnh Thực Island Company
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Guards - Military Police Platoon
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
** Repair Station
* Military Command of Hải Dương Province
** 125th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
** Warehouse Company
* Military Command of Hưng Yên Province
** 126th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Guards Platoon
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
** Provincial Military Command Clinic
** K41 Warehouse
* Military Command of Thái Bình Province
** 568th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Engineer Company
* Military Command of Nam Định Province
** 180th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
** Fuel Depot
* Military Command of Hà Nam Province
** 151st Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Engineer Company
** Fuel Depot
* Military Command of Ninh Bình Province
** 855th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
* Military Command of Hòa Bình Province
** 814th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (7 BTR-152)
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
** K13 Warehouse
* Military School of Military Zone (in Hải Dương Province)
* 350th Division
** 582nd Infantry Regiment
** 583rd Infantry Regiment
** 584th Infantry Regiment
* 395th Division
** 2nd Infantry Regiment
** 8th Infantry Regiment
** 43rd Infantry Regiment
** 17th Engineer Battalion
* 242nd Island Defense Brigade
** 162nd Infantry Battalion
** Cô Tô Island Battalion
** Ngọc Vừng Island Battalion
** Trần Island Battalion
*** 8th Company
*** Artillery Company (ZiS-3 field gun)
** 16th Air Defense Company (Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
* 405th Tank Brigade (PT-76 and Type 63 light tanks)
** 1st Tank Battalion (PT-76)
** Repair Company
** 493rd Shooting Range
* 603rd Signals Brigade
* 513th Engineer Brigade
** 4th River Crossing Battalion (PTS amphibious vehicle, GSP-55, PMP floating bridge)
* 214th Air Defense Brigade
** 1st Air Defense Battalion (AZP S-60)
** 3rd Air Defense Battalion (Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
* 454th Artillery Brigade
** 1st Artillery Battalion (M-46 field guns)
** 2nd Artillery Battalion (M101 howitzers)
** 3rd Artillery Battalion (BM-21 MLRS)
* 327th Defense–Economic Group
* 319th Construction Company (in Long Biên, Hà Nội) - created on 7 March 1979 as the 319th Defense Economic Division