II Corps tactical zone: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Howard C. Berkowitz No edit summary |
imported>Caesar Schinas m (Bot: Update image code) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | {{subpages}} | ||
{{Image|ARVN Corps Boundaries.jpg|right|350px|Corps tactical zone boundaries}} | |||
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]]. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
Revision as of 11:26, 11 June 2009
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