The Republic of Vietnam Marine Division was part of the armed forces of South Vietnam. It was established by Ngo Dinh Diem in 1954 when he was Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam, which became the
First Marine battalion marches through Saigon, October 1956
Vietnamese Marine Corps Headquarters, Saigon, March 1966
A U.S. CH-46 from MAG-36 drops off South Vietnamese marines into Hue on 23 February 1968
South Vietnamese marines during training at Song Than base camp
The Vietnamese Airborne Division or VNAD or Vietnamese: Binh chủng Nhảy dù Việt Nam Cộng hòa was one of the earliest components of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces. The Vietnamese Airborne Divi
Republic of Vietnam Marine Division
…recruited and placed under the command of the French Navy but officially incorporated in 1960. From 1970 onwards, the South Vietnamese Marines and Airborne Division grew significantly, supplanting the independent, Central Highlands based Vietnamese Rangers as the most popular elite units for volunteers. Along with…
Paratrooper Hoàng Ngọc Giao (the 5th Airborne Battalion), 1967.
Recruitment poster of the Republic of Vietnam Airborne Forces
A 12-year-old child mascot of the Airborne Division holds an M79 grenade launcher