According to the Government Electronic Information Portal on July 31, General Phan Van Giang - Member of the Politburo, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense, and the Ministry of National Defense delegation recently had a working session with 4th Army Command.
In the coming time, the Corps' tasks will be very heavy, including implementing Plan No. 1228/KH-BQP. General Phan Van Giang requested that the 4th Army Corps need to coordinate in building plans and implementing them. implement strictly, scientifically and seriously the adjustment of force organization to establish the 34th Army Corps.
The Minister of National Defense also asked the Ministry of Defense agencies to learn from the establishment of the 12th Army Corps, coordinate to establish a Steering Committee to merge the two corps: Army Corps 3 and Army Corps 4, and inspect each step. , step by step on all aspects of work, ensuring force adjustment in a neat, compact and strong direction.
General Phan Van Giang suggested that the 4th Army Corps focus on doing a good job of political and ideological education; Synchronously and effectively deploy tasks and solutions to build a strong Corps Party Committee in politics, ideology, organization, ethics and cadres, especially after the merger and establishment of the 34th Army Corps.
Emphasizing that 2024 is the year to basically complete the adjustment of force organization in the direction of being lean, compact and strong, General Phan Van Giang noted the establishment of the 34th Army Corps on the basis of the merger between the 4th Army Corps and the Army Corps. 3 needs to be implemented strictly, scientifically and seriously; firmly grasp the ideological situation of the soldiers; Review and consolidate organizations; Do good policy work, thereby creating high consensus...
The 3rd Army Corps was established on March 26, 1975 on the basis of merging the entire main force army on the Central Highlands front into the Main Mobile Army Corps.
The 3rd Army Corps demonstrated its role as a key unit, making great contributions to liberating the Central Highlands and moving towards completely liberating the South and reunifying the country on April 30, 1975. At the same time, the corps also fought to firmly protect the Southwest and Northwest borders and participated in international obligations to help the Cambodian people escape the Pol Pot genocide.
Army Corps 4 is the main mobile army corps of the Vietnam People's Army, established on July 20, 1974. After 1975, the Corps, in addition to performing military duties in Saigon - Gia Dinh city, also participated in protecting the southwestern border of the Fatherland, performing well its international mission of helping the Cambodian people escape disaster. Genocide of the Pol Pot regime.