Back 제5군구 (베트남) Korean ທະຫານເຂດ 5 (ກອງທັບປະຊາຊົນຫວຽດນາມ) Laothian Quân khu 5, Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam Vietnamese
13°30′N 108°30′E / 13.5°N 108.5°E
| Quân khu 5 (5th Military Region) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 16 October 1945 – present[1] |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Allegiance | &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_People%27s_Army_of_Vietnam.svg){kind=small} People's Army of Vietnam |
| Branch | Active duty |
| Role | Regular force |
| Size | Equivalent to Corps |
| Part of | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Garrison/HQ | Đà Nẵng |
| Engagements | First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War |
| Decorations | &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Vietnam_Gold_Star_ribbon.png){kind=small} Gold Star Order |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Thái Đại Ngọc |
| Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff Commander | Major General Lê Ngọc Hải |
| First party committee secretary | Lieutenant General Trịnh Đình Thạch |
The 5th 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 Central Vietnam include the Tây Nguyên and southern central coastal provinces.
In the period of Vietnam War, 5th Military Zone included the coastal provinces of Middle Central Vietnam, 6th Military Zone included the old South Central Vietnam (including Ninh Thuận Province, Bình Thuận Province, Lâm Đồng Province, Đắk Nông Province today) and the front Tây Nguyên (Northern and Central of Tây Nguyên) was merged into 5th Military Zone after Vietnam unification.
- ^ "Quá trình hình thành và phát triển Quân khu 5" [5th Military Region history] (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.