4th Military Region

19.2°N 105°E / 19.2; 105

Quân khu 4 (4th Military Region)
Active	15 October 1945 – present[1]
Country	Vietnam
Allegiance	People's Army of Vietnam
Branch	Active duty
Role	Regular force
Size	Equivalent to Corps
Part of	People's Army of Vietnam
Garrison/HQ	Vinh, Nghệ An Province
Engagements	First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian-Vietnamese War
Decorations	Gold Star Order
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant General Hà Thọ Bình
Political commissar	Major General Đoàn Xuân Bường[2]

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^[3]
  • 12th Reconnaissance Battalion^[4]
  • 52nd Artillery Command Battalion^[5]
  • 31st Commando Battalion^[6]
  • 97th Electronic Warfare Battalion^[7]
  • 38th Chemical Battalion^[8]
• 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^[9]
  • 4th Military Hospital^[10]
  • 654th Mixed Transportation Brigade^[11]
  • K55 Supply Warehouse^[12]
  • 2nd Logistics Base^[13]
  • 41st Workshop^[14]
  • 467th Workshop^[15]
  • K1 Warehouse^[16]
  • K2 Technical Warehouse^[17]
  • K3 Warehouse^[18]
  • KX3 Warehouse (Fuel depot)^[19]
  • KX5 Warehouse^[20]

Subordinate units

• Military Command of Thanh Hóa Province^[21]
  • 5 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized)
  • Border Guard Command of Thanh Hóa
  • 762nd Infantry Regiment^[22]
  • Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
  • Signals Company
  • Engineer Company
• Military Command of Nghệ An Province^[23]
  • 5 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized)
  • Border Guard Command of Nghệ An
  • 764th Infantry Regiment^[24]
  • Mắt Island Mixed Battalion^[25]
  • Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)
  • 17th Engineer Company
  • 18th Signals Company
  • K70 Warehouse^[26]
• Military Command of Hà Tĩnh Province^[27]
  • 3 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized)
  • Border Guard Command of Hà Tĩnh
  • 841st Infantry Regiment^[28]
  • Mechanized Reconnaissance Company (BTR-152)^[29]
  • 17th Engineer Company
  • 18th Signals Company
  • K19 Warehouse
• Military Command of Quảng Trị Province^[30]
  • 5 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized)
  • Border Guard Command of Quảng Trị
  • Military Command of Cồn Cỏ Special Zone^[31]
  • 842nd Infantry Regiment^[32]
  • 996th Infantry Regiment^[33]
  • 2 Mechanized Reconnaissance Companies (BTR-152)
  • Guards - Military Police Platoon
  • Signals Company
  • Engineer Company
  • K6 Warehouse (ZiS-3, 61-K, ZPU)^[34]
  • Fuel Depot
  • 584th Recovery Unit (body recovery unit)^[35]
  • 589th Recovery Unit (body recovery unit)^[36]
• Military Command of Huế
  • 3 Area Defense Commands (battalion-sized)
  • Border Guard Command of Huế
  • 6th Infantry Regiment^[37]
  • 3rd Tank Battalion (PT-76, BTR-152, BRDM-2)^[38]
  • 594th Air Defense Battalion (61-K)^[39]
  • Guards - Military Police Platoon^[40]
  • 192nd Recovery Unit (body recovery unit)^[41]
• Military School of Military Region
• 324th Division^[42]
  • 1st Infantry Regiment
  • 3rd Infantry Regiment
  • 335th Infantry Regiment
  • 16th Air Defense Battalion^[43]
  • 18th Signals Battalion^[44]
• 341st Infantry Division^[45]
  • 266th Infantry Regiment
  • 270th Infantry Regiment
  • 273rd Infantry Regiment
• 968th Infantry Division^[46]
  • 9th Infantry Regiment
  • 19th Infantry Regiment
  • 176th Infantry Regiment
  • 24th Medical Battalion^[47]
• 206th Tank Brigade (T-54/T-55, PT-76, BRDM-2 and Type 63)^[48]
  • 12th Reconnaissance Company
  • 11th Technical Company^[49]
• 16th Artillery Brigade^[50]
  • 1st Artillery Battalion (M-30 howitzers, D-20 howitzers)
  • 2nd Artillery Battalion (M-30 howitzers, D-20 howitzers)
  • 3rd Artillery Battalion (BM-14MM MLRS)
• 283rd Air Defense Brigade^[51]
  • 1st Air Defense Battalion (AZP S-60)
  • 2nd Air Defense Battalion (AZP S-60)
  • 3rd Air Defense Battalion (Type 65)
  • 4th Air Defense Battalion (Strela-2)^[52]
• 414th Engineer Brigade (PTS amphibious vehicle, PMP floating bridge)^[53]
  • 1st Engineer Battalion
  • 2nd Engineer Battalion
  • 3rd Engineer Battalion
  • 4th River Crossing Battalion
• 80th Signals Brigade^[54]
  • 1st Signals Battalion
  • 2nd Signals Battalion (VCD3 SATCOM vehicle)
  • 3rd Signals Battalion
• 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^[55]
• 5th Defense–Economic Group^[56]
• 92nd Defense–Economic Group^[57]
• 337th Defense–Economic Group^[58]

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 (2018-2022)
• Lieutenant General Hà Thọ Bình (2022-present)

Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics

• Trần Văn Quang (1946–1948): Political Commissar of War Zone 4.
• Major General Nguyễn Sơn (1948–1949)
• Trần Sâm: Major General (1959), Lieutenant General (1974), Colonel General (1986).
• Major General Chu Huy Mân (1957–1958)
• Major General Nguyễn Trọng Vĩnh (1958–1961)
• Major General Chu Huy Mân (1961–1962)
• Major General Lê Hiến Mai (1965–1967)
• Major General Hoàng Kiện (1967–1970)
• Major General Đàm Quang Trung (1973–1975)
• Lieutenant General Đặng Hòa (1982–1988)
• Major General Lê Văn Giánh
• Major General Phạm Văn Long
• Lieutenant General Phạm Hồng Minh (-1/3/2007)
• Major General Mai Quang Phấn (3/2007-2012 )
• Lieutenant General Võ Văn Việt (2012-2017)
• Lieutenant General Trần Võ Dũng (2017-2025)
• Major General Đoàn Xuân Bường (2025-present)