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
Lê Nguyên Khang
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Lê Nguyên Khang was a South Vietnamese lieutenant general who commanded the South Vietnamese Marine Division.
Republic of Vietnam Marine Division
…when he was Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam, which became the Republic of Vietnam in 1955. The longest-serving commander was Lieutenant General Le Nguyen Khang. In 1969, the VNMC had a strength of 9,300, 15,000 by 1973, and 20,000 by 1975. The Marine Division traced their origins to the Corps des Marines…
Lt Gen Le Nguyen Khang, Commandant of the Vietnamese Marine Corps