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The Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces (RVNAF; Vietnamese: Quân lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa – QLVNCH), were the official armed defence forces of the defunct Republic of Vietnam and were responsible for the defence of the state and the republican regime since its independence from France on 26 October 1955 to its collapse from its northern ...
- 586,838
- Saigon, South Vietnam
- "Tổ Quốc – Danh Dự – Trách Nhiệm", ("Fatherland – Honor – Duty")
South Vietnam: Type: Army: Size: Regular Forces: 410,000 Territorial Militias: 532,000 Regional Forces: 284,000; Popular Force: 248,000; Total: 942,000 in 1972: Part of: Republic of Vietnam Military Forces: Garrison/HQ: Saigon, South Vietnam: Nickname(s) LQVNCH (ARVN in English and French) Motto(s) Quyết chiến — Quyết thắng
- Saigon, South Vietnam
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The Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces or ARVN ( Vietnamese: Quân-lực Việt-nam Cộng-hòa /QLVNCH), were the official armed defence forces of the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), popularly known as South Vietnam, a state that existed from 1955 to 1975 that control half of Vietnam what is now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
- 30 April 1975
- Saigon
- 30 December 1955
'Military of Vietnam') or the People's Army (Vietnamese: Quân đội Nhân dân), is the national military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wing of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). The PAVN is a part of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces and includes: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard and Coast Guard.
- 22 December 1944; 78 years ago
- Quyết thắng ("Determined to win")
South Vietnam: Allegiance: Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces: Branch Army of the Republic of Vietnam: Type: Special forces: Role: Air assault Airborne forces Close-quarters combat Counter-insurgency Direct Action HUMINT Jungle warfare Military intelligence Mountain warfare Raiding Reconnaissance Search and destroy Special operations Special ...
- South Vietnam
- Nha Trang
- Army of the Republic of Vietnam
- 2,873 personnel (1965), 333 officers, 1270 NCOs, 1270 enlisted
The Vietnam People's Armed Forces (Vietnamese: Lực lượng Vũ trang nhân dân Việt Nam (LLVTNDVN)) are the armed uniformed services of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, directly under the leadership of the sole-ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (for which it serves as the Party's armed wing) and theoretically under the supreme command ...
The military history of today’s Socialist Republic of Vietnam began when Japan invaded French Indochina, they defeated the French resistance after nearly a hundred years of oppression and inspired many countries worldwide to take up the fight against foreign invaders. Since then, Vietnam has fought in many conflicts. Hồng Bàng period.