North Vietnamese high command
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The North Vietnamese high command was the top military leadership body of North Vietnam that directed strategy and operations for the People’s Army of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Vietnamese military leadership | 2 |
| People's Army of Vietnam commanders in DMZ sector | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military command structure
ⓘ
military leadership body ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
People’s Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
North Vietnamese military high command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PAVN high command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | People’s Army of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second Indochina War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | Fall of Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | reunification of Vietnam under communist rule ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Battle of Dien Bien Phu aftermath planning
ⓘ
Easter Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Ho Chi Minh Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Tet Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hanoi ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawBranch |
People’s Army of Vietnam air defense forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People’s Army of Vietnam air force NERFINISHED ⓘ People’s Army of Vietnam ground forces NERFINISHED ⓘ People’s Army of Vietnam logistics forces NERFINISHED ⓘ People’s Army of Vietnam navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportedTo |
Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Workers’ Party of Vietnam leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
allocation of forces between fronts
ⓘ
coordinating operations with the Viet Cong ⓘ coordination of military logistics along the Ho Chi Minh Trail ⓘ long‑term war planning against South Vietnam and its allies ⓘ overall command of North Vietnamese regular forces ⓘ planning major offensives in the Vietnam War ⓘ strategic coordination with the Lao People’s Liberation Army ⓘ strategic coordination with the Pathet Lao ⓘ |
| role |
directed military operations for the People’s Army of Vietnam
ⓘ
directed military strategy for North Vietnam ⓘ top military leadership of North Vietnam ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | political leadership of North Vietnam ⓘ |
| successor | high command of the unified Vietnam People’s Army ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine |
combined conventional and guerrilla operations
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people’s war ⓘ protracted warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nguyen Chi Thanh
this entity surface form:
North Vietnamese military leadership
this entity surface form:
North Vietnamese military leadership
this entity surface form:
People's Army of Vietnam commanders in DMZ sector