# 7th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)

11°30′N 107°30′E﻿ / ﻿11.5°N 107.5°E﻿ / 11.5; 107.5
The 7th 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 East Vietnam.

## Agencies

* Department of Staff
** 47th Reconnaissance Battalion
** 60th Commando Battalion
** 180th Guards Battalion
** 10th Artillery Command Battalion
** Band of 7th Military Zone
* 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 Ho Chi Minh Campaign of 7th Military Zone: No. 2, Road Lê Duẩn, District (Vietnamese: quận) 1, Ho Chi Minh City
** Newspaper of 7th Military Zone
** Troupe of 7th Military Zone
** K70 Unit (body recovery unit)
* Department of Logistics - Technicals
** 657th Transportation Brigade
** 4th Military Hospital
** 7A Military Hospital
** 7B Military Hospital
** OX1 Workshop
** K9 Warehouse
* National Shooting Range 3rd Region

## Structure

* Military Command of Ho Chi Minh City
** 10th Infantry Regiment
** 1st Infantry Regiment (Gia Định Regiment)
** Armored Battalion (PT-76, BTR-60PB)
** 31st Guards - Military Police Battalion
** Phú Mỹ Hưng Shooting Range
* Military Command of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province
** Minh Đạm Regiment
** Armored Company (BTR-152)
** Reconnaissance Company
** 34th Artillery Company (M101 howitzers)
** 36th Artillery Company (D-44 field guns)
** 38th Artillery Company (D-44 field guns)
** 37th Air Defense Company (Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
** Signals Company
** K694 Storage Company
** Military Command of Côn Đảo Island
*** 2nd Infantry Battalion
*** 8th Artillery Company (D-44 field guns)
*** 9th Artillery Company
*** 10th Artillery Company
*** 7th Air Defense Company (Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
*** 792nd Engineer Battalion
*** K899 Storage Company
* Military Command of Bình Dương Province
** 6th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Guards - Military Police Platoon
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
* Military Command of Bình Phước Province
** 736th Infantry Regiment
** Armored Company (BTR-152)
** K72 Unit (body recovery unit)
* Military Command of Bình Thuận Province
** 812th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
* Military Command of Đồng Nai Province
** Đồng Nai Regiment
** Armored Company (BTR-152)
* Military Command of Tây Ninh Province
** 174th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
* Military Command of Lâm Đồng Province
** 994th Infantry Regiment
** Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
** Signals Company
** Engineer Company
* Military Command of Long An Province
** 738th Infantry Regiment
** Armored Company (BTR-152)
** Reconnaissance Company
** Engineer Company
** K73 Unit (body recovery unit)
* Military School of Military Zone
* 5th Division
** 4th Infantry Regiment
** 5th Infantry Regiment
** 271st Infantry Regiment
** 20th Reconnaissance Company
** 24th Medical Battalion
* 7th Division
** 141st Infantry Regiment
** 165th Infantry Regiment
** 209th Infantry Regiment
* 302nd Division
** 88th Infantry Regiment
** 201st Infantry Regiment
** 429th Infantry Regiment
* 309th Division
** 31st Infantry Regiment
** 96th Infantry Regiment
** 250th Infantry Regiment
* 26th Tank Brigade (T-54/T-55)
* 75th Artillery Brigade
** 1st Artillery Battalion (D-20 howitzer)
** 2nd Artillery Battalion (M101 howitzer)
** 3rd Artillery Battalion (BM-14MM MLRS)
* 77th Air Defense Brigade
** 1st Air Defense Battalion (AZP S-60)
** 3rd Air Defense Battalion (Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
** 4th Air Defense Battalion (Type 65 anti-aircraft guns)
** Signals Company
* 25th Engineer Brigade
* 550th Engineer Brigade (PMP floating bridge)
** 17th Engineer Battalion
** 276th Engineer Battalion
* 23rd Signals Brigade
* 778th Defense–Economic Group
* Lâm Đồng Defense-Economic Group

## Successive Commander and Leadership
### Commanders

* Colonel General Trần Văn Trà (1976–1978)
* Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1980), General (1984) Lê Đức Anh, (1978–1981)
* Lieutenant General Đồng Văn Cống (1981–1982)
* Lieutenant General, Colonel General (1986) Nguyễn Minh Châu (1982–1987)
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Thới Bưng (1987–1990)
* Lieutenant General Bùi Thanh Vân (1990–1994)
* Lieutenant General Đỗ Quang Hưng (1994–1995)
* Lieutenant General Lê Văn Dũng (1995–1998): promoted to General, Director of General Department of Politics of Vietnam People's Army
* Lieutenant General Phan Trung Kiên (1998–2003): promoted to Colonel General, member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence.
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Văn Chia (2003–2005)
* Lieutenant General Lê Mạnh (2005-2/2009)
* Lieutenant General Triệu Xuân Hòa (2/2009-2011): honoured as Hero of the People's Armed Forces (1983)
* Lieutenant General Trần Đơn (2011-2015)
* Lieutenant General Võ Minh Lương (2015-2020)
* Major General Nguyễn Trường Thắng (2020–present)

### Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics

* Colonel General Trần Văn Trà (1976–1978)
* Colonel General Lê Đức Anh (1978–1981)
* Colonel General Nguyễn Minh Châu (1982–1987)
* Lieutenant General Lê Thành Tâm (1997–2004): Deputy Commander of politics, now Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Veterans.
* Lieutenant General Nguyễn Thành Cung (2004–2010), Political Commissar. member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam
* Lieutenant General Phạm Văn Dỹ (2010-2018)
* Lieutenant General Trần Hoài Trung (2018–present)