People's Army of Vietnam
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The People's Army of Vietnam is the national military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wing of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam. The PAVN is the backbone component of the
General Võ Nguyên Giáp on the date of the PAVN's establishment in 1944. Chief of General Staff Hoàng Văn Thái wearing a pith helmet and holding the flag.
North Vietnamese troops in Vietnam War, 1967
Infiltrators on the move in Laos down the Ho Chi Minh trail.
People's Army on Red Square in Moscow during the Victory Day parade on 9 May 2025
Vietnam People's Navy
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The Vietnam People's Navy, internally the Naval Service, also known as the Vietnamese People's Navy or the Vietnamese Navy, is the naval branch of the Vietnam People's Army and is responsible for the
People's Army of Vietnam
…of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). The PAVN is the backbone component of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces and includes: Ground Force, Navy, Air Defence - Air Force, Border Guard and Coast Guard. Vietnam does not have a separate and formally-structured ground force or army service. Instead…
A North Vietnamese P-4 engaging USS Maddox (DD-731) in Gulf of Tonkin incident 1964
Vietnam Naval Infantry in Spratly Islands
Ship 016 Quang Trung
VPN's Naval regions