High Command of Capital Hanoi

Command of Capital Hanoi (Vietnamese: Bộ tư lệnh Thủ đô Hà Nội) of Vietnam People's Army, is directly under the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam, tasked to organize, build, manage and command armed forces defending the capital of the state. The predecessor of Command of Capital Hanoi was established in October 1945. By November 1946, the state was reorganized into 12 War Zones （Vietnamese: Chiến khu）. Hanoi was reorganized into the 11th War Zone, also known as the Front of Hanoi. When the French Indochina War broke out on December 19, 1946, Front of Hanoi was annexed into 2nd War Zone. From November 1, 1948, 2nd War Area is placed directly under the authority of 3rd Joint Zone （Vietnamese: Liên Khu）, but by May 1949, the urban of Hanoi was split to form the Front of Hanoi independent, under the Commander-in-Chief. This situation is maintained until after 1954, when the zone called Hanoi. By 1957, the General Command established troops of Hanoi under the control of General Command. To August 1, 1964, placed directly under the 3rd Military Zone. However, in September 1964 it recovered independent of the Capital Command. On March 5, 1979, by Ordiance 28-LCT, the Capital Military Zone was established on the basis of the Capital Command, in terms of military management in the city of Hanoi. In 1999, areas of the Capital Military Zone, including additional in old Hà Tây Province had merged and now form part of Hanoi. By ordinance No.16 of President of Vietnam on July 16, 2008 Command of Capital Hanoi was reorganized basis Military Zone of Capital Hanoi.

• Command Headquarters: Hà Nội city
• Commander: Major General Phí Quốc Tuấn
• Political Commissar: Senior Colonel Lê Hùng Mạnh
• Deputy Political Commissar: Senior Colonel Đỗ Căn
• Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff: Senior Colonel Phạm Tiến Dũng
• Deputy Commander: Senior Colonel Trần Việt Khoa

Agencies

• Department of Staff
• Department of Politics - Director: Senior Colonel Lê Hiền Vân
  • Division of Organization
  • Division of Cadre
  • Division of Policy
  • Division of Propogendar and Training
  • Division of Thoughts and Culture
  • Military Court of Military Zone
  • Military Procuratorate of Military Zone
  • Museum of the Capital Military Zone: No. 157, St. Đội Cấn, Quận Ba Đình, Hà Nội
• Department of Logistics
• Department of Technique
• Office of Command

Units

• 301st Infantry Division
• 452nd KTT Artillery Regiment
• 47th Tank-Armored Battalion
• 610th Communication Battalion

Successive Commander and Leadership

Special Zone of Hanoi (1945-1946)

• Commander: Vương Thừa Vũ
• Chief of Staff: Hoàng Văn Khánh

War Zone 11 (1946)

• Commander: Vương Thừa Vũ
• Chief of Staff:?
• Political Commissioners: Trần Độ

War Zone 2 (1946-1949)

• Commander: Hoàng Sâm
• Chief of Staff: Lê Hiến Mai

Front Hanoi (1949-1957)

• Commander: Phùng Thế Tài
• Chief of Staff: Trần Quốc Hoàn

The Troops of Hanoi (1957-1964)

• Commander: Major General Quang Thanh
• Chief of Staff:?

Command of Capital (1964-1979)

• Commander: Senior Colonel Lê Nam Thắng
• Political Commissioners: Trần Vỹ

Capital Military Zone (1979-2008)

=Commander

• Lieutenant General Đồng Sĩ Nguyên (1979–1980)
• Major General Lư Giang (1980–1989)
• Lieutenant General Chu Duy Kính (1989–1997)
• Major General Phạm Văn Tánh (1997–2002)
• Major General Nguyễn Như Hoạt (2002–2008)

Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics

• Major General Chu Duy Kính (1986–1989)
• Lieutenant General Nguyễn Đăng Sáp (2007–2008)

Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff

• Major General Tạ Đình Hiểu
• Major General Trịnh Thanh Vân
• Major General Lê Hải Bình
• Major General Nguyễn Văn Nghinh

Command of Capital (08/2009-)

• Commander: Major General Phí Quốc Tuấn
• Political Commissioners: Major General Lê Hùng Mạnh
• Deputy Political Commissioners: Senior Colonel Đỗ Căn
• Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff: Senior Colonel Phạm Tiến Dũng
• Deputy Commander: Senior Colonel Trần Việt Khoa