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
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The Vietnamese Rangers, commonly known as the ARVN Rangers or Vietnamese Ranger Corps, were the light infantry of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Trained and assisted by American Special Forces a
Republic of Vietnam Marine Division
…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 the Airborne, the Marine Division formed the General Reserve with the strategic transformation…
Vietnamese Rangers in action in Saigon during the Tet Offensive in 1968
Vietnamese Ranger and an HMM-263 CH-46D near An Hoa, 1969