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Quân khu 2 (2nd Military Region) | |
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![]() Military Region emblem | |
Active | 19 October 1946 – present [1] |
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Branch | Active duty |
Role | Regular force |
Size | Equivalent to Corps |
Part of | People's Army of Vietnam |
Garrison/HQ | Việt Trì, Phú Thọ Province |
Engagements | First Indochina War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Major General Trần Văn Bắc |
Political commissar | Lieutenant General Phạm Đức Duyên |
The 2nd Military Region of the Vietnam People's Army, is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and commander armed forces defending the North West of Vietnam. The north-West region of Vietnam, borders with the Yunnan of China. In 1979, the Chinese army with 3 infantry corps, and 10 infantry divisions, launched a huge invasion in this military zone and occupied Lào Cai Province and Phong Thổ.