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Flag of the Commander of the ARVN Joint General Staff. 1955–1965: Armed Forces flag. 1965–1975: War flag. The emblem Eagle centered on national flag (3:4). 1965–1975: Armed Forces flag. Yellow field with the emblem Eagle . 1965–1975: Army flag. Red field with the emblem Eagle . 1965–1975: Air Force flag. 1965–1975: Naval flag. 1955 ...
The People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces Arms (Vietnamese: Binh chủng Đặc công, Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam), officially the Special Operation Force Arms or Special Operation Arms, [1] is the elite combat armed service of the People's Army of Vietnam, led by the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.
The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; [11] Vietnamese: Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam, pronounced [kwən˧˧ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ ɲən˧˧ zən˧˧ viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧], lit. ' Military of and for the people of Vietnam ' [12]), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (Vietnamese: Quân đội Việt Nam ...
Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam with military branch/unit name "Quân chủng Phòng không – Không quân" in the bottom. 1958–present: Flag of Vietnam Border Guard. Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam with military branch/unit name "Biên phòng Việt Nam" in the bottom. 2008–present Flag of Vietnam Coast Guard. Flag of the ...
The term Việt Cộng appeared in Saigon newspapers beginning in 1956. [8] It is a contraction of Việt Nam cộng sản (Vietnamese communist). [8] The earliest citation for Viet Cong in English is from 1957. [9] American soldiers referred to the Viet Cong as Victor Charlie or VC. "Victor" and "Charlie" are both letters in the NATO phonetic ...
The People's Army of Vietnam (alternatively Vietnam People's Army; Vietnamese: Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam) is the mainline military force of Vietnam. [1] [2] The PAVN includes: the Vietnam People's Ground Force, (Special Forces of Vietnam), the Vietnam People's Navy (including Naval Infantry (Vietnam), Naval Special Operation Force (Vietnam) and Naval Air Force (Vietnam)), the Vietnam ...
The QLVNCH (also known as the RVNMF) was established on 26 October 1955 when the State of Vietnam became a republic after a rigged referendum. [3] Created out from ex-French Union Army colonial Indochinese auxiliary units (French: Supplétifs), gathered earlier on 8 December 1950 into the Vietnamese National Army or VNA (Vietnamese: Quân Đội Quốc Gia Việt Nam – QĐQGVN), Armée ...
The Vietnam People's Army distinguishes three career paths: Officers (sĩ quan), Professional serviceman (Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp), non-commissioned officers (hạ sĩ quan), and enlisted personnel (chiến sĩ).