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Vietnamese National Army (VNA)
Quân đội Quốc gia Việt Nam
Flag of the Vietnamese National Army
Flag of the Vietnamese National Army
Active1949 – 1955
CountryState of Vietnam
AllegianceChief of State of Vietnam
TypeArmy
EngagementsFirst Indochina War
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Nguyen Van Hinh

The Vietnamese National Army or Vietnam National Army (Vietnamese: Quân đội Quốc gia Việt Nam, "National Army of Vietnam") was the State of Vietnam's military force created in 1949 at the instigation of French General de Lattre. The State of Vietnam ( Vietnamese: Quốc gia Việt Nam) was a former state in Vietnam replacing the former Republic of Cochinchina (1946-1949 An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, the The Anti-French War, the Franco-Vietnamese War, the Franco-Vietminh War, Nguyễn Văn Hinh was appointed the Vietnamese National Army Chief of State by Emperor Bảo Đại. Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam) The State of Vietnam ( Vietnamese: Quốc gia Việt Nam) was a former state in Vietnam replacing the former Republic of Cochinchina (1946-1949 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny ( 2 February 1889 &ndash 11 January 1952) was a French military hero of World It was commanded by Vietnamese General Hinh and was loyal to Bao Dai. The Vietnamese people (người Việt or vi ''người Kinh'' are an Ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China. Nguyễn Văn Hinh was appointed the Vietnamese National Army Chief of State by Emperor Bảo Đại. Bảo Đại ( Hán tự: vi-nom [[wikt保 保]][[wikt大 大]] Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy 22 October 1913 &ndash 30 July 1997

Contents

Operations (1949-1955)

Further information: Operation Mouette and Operation Atlas

While loyalist to the Chief of State of Vietnam Emperor Bao Dai, the VNA fought along the U. In general a loyalist is one who maintains loyalty to an established government political party or sovereign especially during war or revolutionary change S. backed-French Union forces against the China-backed communist Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh during the First Indochina War until 1954 and the partition of Vietnam. The French Union (Union française was a political entity created by the French Fourth Republic to replace the old French colonial system the " French Empire China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The Việt Minh (abbreviated from Việt Nam Ðộc Lập Ðồng Minh Hội, English "League for the Independence of Vietnam" was a National liberation For the city named after him see Ho Chi Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh (name The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, the The Anti-French War, the Franco-Vietnamese War, the Franco-Vietminh War, The Partition of Vietnam was the establishment of the 17th parallel as the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone in 1954 splitting Vietnam into halves after the

In 1955, the State of Vietnam was dissoluted and replaced by Ho Chi Minh's Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the north and Ngo Dinh Diem's Republic of Vietnam in the south. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia In early May, civil war ensued in the capital of South Vietnam. New President of the State of Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem's VNA fought Binh Xuyen forces in the criminal organization's controlled areas of Saigon. Binh Xuyen was a powerful Vietnamese Criminal organization active from 1945 to 1975 [1]

By 1956 all French Union troops withdrew from Vietnam and most of the VNA officers remained in service in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. The Army of the Republic of Vietnam ( ARVN) was a military component of the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (commonly known as South Vietnam After the fall of Saigon breaking in 1975, some joined the French Foreign Legion and others exiled to France or the United States. The Fall of Saigon (in Vietnamese: Sự kiện 30 tháng 4 - April 30 Incident; Giải phóng miền Nam - The liberation of the south The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Military schools

National Military Academy

Benefiting with French cadres assistance and U.S. material support the VNA quickly became a modern army modelled after the CEFEO Expeditionary Corps. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The French Far East Expeditionary Corps (Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême-Orient CEFEO was a colonial expeditionary force of the French Union Army sent in [2] Officers and Non-commissioned officers were trained in local schools of cadres known in French as Ecoles des Cadres, or at the elite National Military Academy of Dalat (EETD). A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer) also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an Armed force En cadre is a military expression for a group around whom a unit is formed or a training staff Da Lat, or Dalat, (pop 120000, spelled Đà Lạt in Vietnamese) is the capital of Lâm Đồng Province in Vietnam. [3]

The Preparatory Military School (école militaire préparatoire, EMP) of Dalat was directed by Lieutenant Savani, a metropolitan French who was educated in the Autun EMP. Autun is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in Burgundy in eastern France. It was created in 1936 after the Autun EMP as the Dalat School of the Eurasian Children of Troops (Ecole des Enfants de Troupe Eurasiens de Dalat, EETED). Once dissoluted during the Japanese occupation in 1944, General de Lattre reformed the EETED as the EETD Dalat School of the Children of Troops (Ecole des Enfants de Troupe de Dalat) in 1950. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku

In 1953, the cadres formation raised with 54 new battalion created and hundreds of new officers formed by early March. [4] By November the Vietnamese National Army was entirely enlisted of Vietnamese recruits from the Privates to Generals. A Private is a Soldier of the lowest Military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in [5]

On the other hand, until 1954 some Vietnamese were trained four months in an Infantry Instruction Centers (Centre d'Instruction de l'Infanterie, CII) based in southern Vietnam. Once licensed these recruits would not be part of the VNA but the French CEFEO. Other officer and NCO alumni were coming from all French Union including Cambodia, Overseas (Martinique, Reunion, French Guiana), metropolitan French and "French citizens" of French West Africa and India. A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer) also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an Armed force The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France French nationality law is historically based on the principle of Jus soli, according to Ernest Renan 's definition opposed to the German French West Africa ( Afrique occidentale française, AOF) was a Federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country [6][7]

Hoang Dieu promotion

On April 20th 1952, the Dalat academy celebrated its first promotion (Hoàng Diệu) with a "baptism" which is the Saint Cyr -French West Point- fashion. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, Celebrating officials included Chief of State Bao Dai, Prime Minister Tran Van Huu, General Governor of French Indochina Gautier and French General Salan, commander of the CEFEO. Trần Văn Hữu ( 1896 - 1984) served as Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam from 1950 to 1952. Raoul Albin Louis Salan ( 10 June 1899 - 3 July 1984) was an officer in the French Army and the fourth French commanding The French Far East Expeditionary Corps (Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême-Orient CEFEO was a colonial expeditionary force of the French Union Army sent in [8]

His majesty Bao Dai awarded the Hoang Dieu promotion Major and Second with a Saint-Cyr offered saber. The sabre or saber (see spelling differences) is a kind of Sword that usually but not always has [9] As a symbol of autodefense of the whole Vietnam by the VNA, the Major shot four arrows in each direction. [10]

Training

Alumni of the Vatchay Light Infantry Commando school located in the Halong Bay, were trained to anti-guerrilla warfare including bayonet fighting, close quarters combat, jujutsu art, river crossing, basic rope bridge (known as "monkey bridge") crossing, enhanced camouflage, minefield crossing, barbed wire field crossing and trench warfare. Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a Skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of Infantry, harassing Ha Long Bay (Vịnh Hạ Long is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a Knife - Dagger - or spike-shaped Weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle Close Quarters Battle ( CQB) or close quarters combat ( CQC) is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very literally meaning the " art of softness " or "way of yielding" is a collective name for Japanese martial art styles consisting of grappling A bridge constructed chiefly of rope In its simplest form it can be one or two ropes that bridge a river enabling the traveller to be supported in their crossing and not be swept away Monkey Bridge, published in 1997, is the debut Novel of Vietnamese American Attorney and Writer Lan Cao Camouflage is a method of cryptic or concealing coloration that allows an otherwise visible Organism A land mine is an Explosive device designed to be placed on or in the ground to explode when triggered by an operator or the Proximity of a vehicle person Barbed wire, also known as barb wire (and frequently in dialect form spelled bob or bobbed) is a type of fencing Wire constructed Trench warfare is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static [11]

Military ranks

Military ranks were organized after the French army's hierarchy. Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in Armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest Shoulder patch insignia would have three, two or one bar or star. [12] Generals would have three stars while NCO officers with a straight bar (Sous-Lieutenant for "1st Lieutenant") were called Ong Mot ("Mister One") and those with two straight bars (Lieutenant for "2nd Lieutenant") were unofficially named Ong Hai ("Mister Two"). Since anyone working for the government was called Quan the rank Lieutenant soon replaced it, Quan Mot became Sous-Lieutenant, Quan Hai became Lieutenant and so forth. [13]

When the VNA was replaced by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam after the fall of the State of Vietnam in 1955, military ranks and hierarchy were reformed. [14]

Composition

Ground force

Organized as a modern army the Ground Force included artillery, infantry, transmission and armoured cavalry units. [15].

Airborne regiments including paratrooper "TDND" (Tieu Doan Nhay Du, "Commando Battalion"), the so-called 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th BAWOUAN, were later created. Paratroopers are Soldiers trained in Parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. These elite units were referred as the "BPVN" (Bataillon de Parachutistes Viêt-Namiens, "Vietnamese Paratroopers Battalions") by their French allies. Some of these paratroopers were attached to the GCMA special forces. The Groupement de Commandos Mixtes Aéroportés (Mixed Airborne Commando Group commonly referred as just GCMA, was the "Action Service" of the SDECE

Air force

The VNA air force first took part in the First Indochina War during the joint Operation Atlas in April 1953. [16] The aviation consisted of Morane Saulnier MS-500 reconnaissance planes and Douglas DC-3 and DC-4 transport aircraft useful in airborne operations. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout [17]

Navy

The navy included amphibious vehicles such as Landing Craft Infantry, Landing Craft Mechanized, small craft and materiel. The Landing craft, Infantry or LCI was a sea-going Amphibious assault ship of the Second World War for landing large number of Infantry directly The Landing Craft Mechanized ( LCM) was a Landing craft designed for carrying vehicles [18]

Marine troops

The Marine Troops corps was modelled after the French Troupes de Marine. The fr Troupes de marine, are an arm of the French Army with naval heritage Their particular Navy blue uniform with white gaiters is still used by the French Fusiliers Marins. Navy blue is a dark shade of the Color Blue. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white worn by officers in the Royal Navy since Gaiters are items worn on the lower leg and used primarily as Personal protective equipment; similar items used primarily for display are Spats. The Fusiliers Marins (Navy riflemen are units specialised in the protection and defence of key sites of the French Navy on land

Special forces

Main article: North Vietnam Commando

Special forces consisted of Vietnamese commandos trained by French officers in local schools. The Groupement de Commandos Mixtes Aéroportés (Mixed Airborne Commando Group commonly referred as just GCMA, was the "Action Service" of the SDECE They used a whole different personnel, uniform, equipment, training and warfare compared with the regular airborne or infantry troops.

The GCMA airborne commandos (Groupe Commando Mixte Aéroporté, "Airborne Mixed Commando Group") were Vietnamese ethnic minorities or Laotian montagnard partisans led by paratrooper officers of the SDECE French intelligence agency. The Groupement de Commandos Mixtes Aéroportés (Mixed Airborne Commando Group commonly referred as just GCMA, was the "Action Service" of the SDECE Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups (54 are recognized by the Vietnamese government each with its own language lifestyle and cultural heritage Lao or Laotian (BGN/PCGN phasa lao IPA: pʰaːsaː laːw is a Tonal Language of the Tai-Kadai language family A partisan is a member of an Irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation The Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage ( External Documentation and Counter-Espionage Service, SDECE) was France 's external Some of them would be used as cadres in the North Vietnam Commandos (Commandos Nord Viêt-nam). The Groupement de Commandos Mixtes Aéroportés (Mixed Airborne Commando Group commonly referred as just GCMA, was the "Action Service" of the SDECE

In 1951, French General de Lattre commander of the CEFEO ordered for the creation of the North Vietnam Commandos to Louis Fourcade. The French Far East Expeditionary Corps (Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Extrême-Orient CEFEO was a colonial expeditionary force of the French Union Army sent in These remained operational until 1954 with Fourcade as the "Big Boss" (le Grand Patron) until June 21, 1953.

Their mission was to collect intelligence, perform hit-and-run ambushes and bring confusion in Viet Minh controlled areas (northern Vietnam) wearing enemy uniforms and using unconventional warfare such as guerrilla techniques. Unconventional warfare (abbreviated UW) is the opposite of Conventional warfare. Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc [19] These were based on both, GCMA director and famous counter-insurgency theorician Roger Trinquier's experience as French Jedburgh in World War II, and on Viet Minh POWs collaboration. See also Insurgency In the context of an occupation or a Civil war, counter-insurgency (abbreviated COIN is a military term for the combat Roger Trinquier (20 March 1908 - 11 January 1986 was a French Army officer and theorist of Counter-insurgency warfare Jedburgh was an operation in World War II in which men from the British Special Operations Executive, the U World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Weaponry & equipment

Just like in the CEFEO, most of the VNA's military equipment was World War II vintage. Firearms were mixed U. S. and French. Helmets were mostly U. S. M1 Helmet (and airborne version) with some French copy "Model 51" (modèle 51, M51) and certain units wearing the WWII U. The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the American Military from World War II until it was succeeded by the PASGT helmet beginning S. or Australian Imperial similar Slouch hat (chapeau de brousse nicknamed "broussard"). The Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF was the name given to the Volunteer personnel of the Australian Army in World War II. A slouch hat is a wide-brimmed Felt Hat with a chinstrap most commonly worn as part of a Military Uniform. Uniforms were mixed U. S. , French and British (SAS airborne). The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special

Heavier equipment of the armoured cavalry was made of WWII vintage U. S. light tanks as they had the ability to be drop stripped and assembled by specialized engineering companies on location. A military engineer is primarily responsible for the design and construction of offensive defensive and logistical structures for Warfare Other duties include the

Viet Minh captured arms like German Karabiner 98k with bayonet, U. The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k) was a Bolt-action Rifle adopted as the standard infantry rifle in 1935 by the A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a Knife - Dagger - or spike-shaped Weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle S. Browning MGs or Japanese "knee mortars" were sometimes used. The Browning M1919 is a.30 caliber Medium machine gun family widely used during the 20th century [20] These arms would often be supplied to the guerrillas by China as captured material from the Chinese Civil War (the NRA had been supplied by both Nazi Germany and the USA) or left behind by the Japanese Southern Expeditionary Army Group after the Pacific War. The National Revolutionary Army ( NRA) ( sometimes shortened to 國軍 or National Army) was the National Army The was a Army group of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The Pacific War was the part of World War II —and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands and in East Asia, between

M2A1 howitzer

Stuart M5A1 light tank

Browning M1919 MG

Thompson M1A1 SMG

Tanks

Artillery

Cavalry

Infantry / Airborne

Transmission

M1 carbine

MAS-36 rifle

MAT 49 SMG

FM 24/29 LMG

Notables

Units

TDND 5 (BAWOUAN) emblem. This elite airborne unit fought several battles including Dien Bien Phu.
TDND 5 (BAWOUAN) emblem. The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k) was a Bolt-action Rifle adopted as the standard infantry rifle in 1935 by the The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k) was a Bolt-action Rifle adopted as the standard infantry rifle in 1935 by the A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a Knife - Dagger - or spike-shaped Weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle Japanese Type 91 50 mm grenadegif|thumb|right|150px|Type 91 high explosive grenade A walkie-talkie (more formally known as a handheld transceiver) is a hand-held portable Two-way radio Transceiver. Headphones (also known as earphones, earbuds, stereophones, headsets) are a pair of small Loudspeakers or less commonly a single A walkie-talkie (more formally known as a handheld transceiver) is a hand-held portable Two-way radio Transceiver. The M1 Carbine (formally the United States Carbine Caliber.30 M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic Carbine that became a standard firearm in the The MAS Modèle 36 is a Bolt-action Rifle. It was adopted in 1936 by France, and was intended to replace the Berthier and Lebel The MAT-49 was a Submachine gun developed by French arms factory Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle (MAT for use by the French Army. The FM 24/29 or fusil-mitrailleur modèle 1924 M29, was the standard Light machine gun of the French army from the early 1930s until the 1950s This elite airborne unit fought several battles including Dien Bien Phu. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (Bataille de Diên Biên Phu Chiến dịch Điện Biên Phủ was the climactic battle of the First Indochina War between French Union

Famous units of the VNA are the 5th Vietnamese Artillery Group (5e Groupe d'Artillerie Viêt-namienne, GAVN) who fought at the battle of Na San in 1952, the 301st Vietnamese Infantry Battalion (301e Bataillon Viêt-namien, BVN) and the 5th Vietnamese Airborne Battalion (TDND 5 or 5e BAWOUAN) who both fought at the 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu. The Battle of Na San was fought between French Union forces and the Communist forces of the Viet Minh at Na San, Son La Province during The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (Bataille de Diên Biên Phu Chiến dịch Điện Biên Phủ was the climactic battle of the First Indochina War between French Union

Personnel

Notes: "ARVN" stands for Army of the Republic of Vietnam, "FFL" stands for French Foreign Legion, "USA" stands for United States Army, "VNA" stands for Vietnamese National Army.

Notes

  1. ^ Indochina: Saigon after the combats (rushes) French news archives, ORTF, May 10, 1955
  2. ^ A Brief Overview of the Vietnam National Army and the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces(1952-1975), Stephen Sherman and Bill Laurie
  3. ^ Revival of Vietnamese culture - the Nguyen Dynasty seminar (Office of The Imperial Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam)
  4. ^ Future Vietnamese cadres (Vietnamese National Army footages), French newsreel archives (Les Actualités Françaises) March 5, 1953
  5. ^ The young army of Vietnam (Vietnamese National Army footages), French newsreel archives (Les Actualités Françaises) November 26, 1953
  6. ^ French Defense Ministry archives ECPAD, Raoul Coutard reportage (text), June 1954
  7. ^ French Defense Ministry archives ECPAD, Raoul Coutard reportage (picture), June 1954
  8. ^ First promotion of the Vietnamese Army (Vietnamese National Army footages), French newsreel archives (Les Actualités Françaises) May 1, 1952
  9. ^ French Defense Ministry archives ECPAD, Raymond Varoqui reportage, April 20, 1952
  10. ^ French Defense Ministry archives ECPAD, Raymond Varoqui reportage, February 15-28 1952
  11. ^ Future Vietnamese cadres (Vietnamese National Army footages), French newsreel archives (Les Actualités Françaises) March 5, 1953
  12. ^ The young army of Vietnam (Vietnamese National Army footages), French newsreel archives (Les Actualités Françaises) November 26, 1953
  13. ^ Toan Nguyen in Vietnamese Military Mail Terms and Markin
  14. ^ Toan Nguyen in Vietnamese Military Mail Terms and Markin
  15. ^ The young army of Vietnam (Vietnamese National Army footages), French newsreel archives (Les Actualités Françaises) November 26, 1953
  16. ^ French Defense Ministry archives ECPAD, Fernand Jentile reportage, April 1953
  17. ^ A Brief Overview of the Vietnam National Army and the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces(1952-1975), Stephen Sherman and Bill Laurie
  18. ^ A Brief Overview of the Vietnam National Army and the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces(1952-1975), Stephen Sherman and Bill Laurie
  19. ^ Pissardy, Jean-Pierre. Nguyễn Văn Hinh was appointed the Vietnamese National Army Chief of State by Emperor Bảo Đại. Nguyễn Khánh (born November 8, 1927) is a former Chief of State and Prime minister of South Vietnam. Đỗ Cao Trí 20 November 1929 - 23 February 1971 was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN ( February 16 1916 &ndash August 6 2001) known popularly as “Big Minh” was a Vietnamese general and politician General Tran Van Minh (Trần Văn Minh was born on August 19 1923 in Saigon, Vietnam. "Commandos Nord-Vietnam: 1951-1954", Indo Editions, 1999. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden (French) 
  20. ^ Vietnamese National Army gallery (May 1951-June 1954), French Defense Ministry archives ECPAD

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