2nd Division (South Vietnam)
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The 2nd Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
(ARVN)—the army of the nation state of South Vietnam
that existed from 1955 to 1975—was part of the I Corps
that oversaw the northernmost region of South Vietnam, the centre of Vietnam.
The 2nd Division was based in Đà Nẵng
, one of two major cities in the region.
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Viet Nam , sometimes parsimoniously referred to as the South Vietnamese Army , was the land-based military forces of the Republic of Vietnam , which existed from October 26, 1955 until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975...
(ARVN)—the army of the nation state of South Vietnam
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
that existed from 1955 to 1975—was part of the I Corps
I Corps (South Vietnam)
The I Corps Tactical Zone was a corps of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam , the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975. It was one of four corps which the ARVN oversaw. This was the northernmost region of South Vietnam, bordering North Vietnam...
that oversaw the northernmost region of South Vietnam, the centre of Vietnam.
The 2nd Division was based in Đà Nẵng
Da Nang
Đà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of...
, one of two major cities in the region.