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During the [[Vietnam War]], the [[Army of the Republic of Viet Nam]] (ARVN) defined '''II Corps tactical zone (II CTZ)'''<ref>[[Corps]] is usually a tactical, rather than geographical structure; the U.S. renamed its [[Vietnam War]] corps formation s "field forces" to avoid confusion. In July 1970, the Republic of Vietnam redesignated its CTZs as Military Regions (MR). ARVN MR numbers, however, had no relationship to the [[People's Army of Viet Nam]]'s MR numbering scheme.</ref> as central Vietnam, including both the lowlands and the [[Central Highlands]]. It covered nearly half the land area of [[South Vietnam]]. | During the [[Vietnam War]], the [[Army of the Republic of Viet Nam]] (ARVN) defined '''II Corps tactical zone (II CTZ)'''<ref>[[Corps]] is usually a tactical, rather than geographical structure; the U.S. renamed its [[Vietnam War]] corps formation s "field forces" to avoid confusion. In July 1970, the Republic of Vietnam redesignated its CTZs as Military Regions (MR). ARVN MR numbers, however, had no relationship to the [[People's Army of Viet Nam]]'s MR numbering scheme.</ref> as central Vietnam, including both the lowlands and the [[Central Highlands]]. It covered nearly half the land area of [[South Vietnam]]. | ||
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'''Provinces in II CTZ''' | '''Provinces in II CTZ''' | ||
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! 1965 name | ! 1965 name | ||
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| [[Binh Dinh Province]] | | [[Binh Dinh Province]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Qui Nhon]] | ||
| [[Binh Dinh Province]] | | [[Binh Dinh Province]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Phu Bon]] | | [[Phu Bon]] | ||
| | | [[Pleiku]] | ||
| [[Gia Lai Province]] | | [[Gia Lai Province]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dac Lac Province]] | | [[Dac Lac Province]] | ||
| [[Ban | | [[Ban Me Thuot]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Dac Lac Province]] (also Dar Lac) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Khanh Hoa]] | | [[Khanh Hoa Province]] | ||
| [[Nha Trang]] | | [[Nha Trang]] | ||
| Khanh Hoa | | [[Khanh Hoa Province]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Quang Duc Province]] | | [[Quang Duc Province]] | ||
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| [[Phu Yen Province]] | | [[Phu Yen Province]] | ||
| Tuy Hoa | | [[Tuy Hoa]] | ||
| Phu Yen | | [[Phu Yen Province]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Tuyen Duc Province]] | | [[Tuyen Duc Province]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Dalat]] | ||
| Lam Duc | | [[Lam Duc Province]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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==U.S. equivalents== | ==U.S. equivalents== | ||
Conventional American forces in II CTZ were under [[I Field Force Vietnam]], headquartered at Nha Trang. 5th Special Forces Group headquarters were also in Nha Trang | Conventional American forces in II CTZ were under [[I Field Force Vietnam]], headquartered at [[Nha Trang]]. 5th Special Forces Group headquarters were also in Nha Trang, along with their ARVN counterpart, the [[LLDB]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:53, 4 July 2010
During the Vietnam War, the Army of the Republic of Viet Nam (ARVN) defined II Corps tactical zone (II CTZ)[1] as central Vietnam, including both the lowlands and the Central Highlands. It covered nearly half the land area of South Vietnam.
Provinces in II CTZNorth Vietnamese equivalents
U.S. equivalents
Conventional American forces in II CTZ were under I Field Force Vietnam, headquartered at Nha Trang. 5th Special Forces Group headquarters were also in Nha Trang, along with their ARVN counterpart, the LLDB.
References
- ↑ Corps is usually a tactical, rather than geographical structure; the U.S. renamed its Vietnam War corps formation s "field forces" to avoid confusion. In July 1970, the Republic of Vietnam redesignated its CTZs as Military Regions (MR). ARVN MR numbers, however, had no relationship to the People's Army of Viet Nam's MR numbering scheme.
- ↑ Also in I CTZ