III Corps (South Vietnam)
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III Corps (South Vietnam) was a major military command of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam responsible for operations in the region surrounding Saigon during the Vietnam War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| III Corps (South Vietnam) canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military corps ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | III Corps Tactical Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
III Corps Tactical Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saigon region NERFINISHED ⓘ provinces surrounding Saigon ⓘ southeastern South Vietnam ⓘ |
| commandedBy | various ARVN lieutenant generals ⓘ |
| commandStructure | corps ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disestablishedAsResultOf | Fall of Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
conventional operations against the People's Army of Vietnam
ⓘ
counterinsurgency operations against the Viet Cong ⓘ |
| garrison | Bien Hoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| government | Republic of Vietnam government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalRegionResponsibility | Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Bien Hoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Army of the Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
defense of Saigon during the 1968 Tet Offensive
ⓘ
final defense of Saigon in 1975 ⓘ |
| notableFor | strategic importance due to proximity to Saigon ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
People's Army of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defense of the capital and surrounding provinces ⓘ |
| region | lower Mekong and Saigon area ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
military operations around Saigon
ⓘ
security of the capital region of South Vietnam ⓘ |
| role |
field army-level command
ⓘ
regional military command ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Joint General Staff of the Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | corps-level command ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine |
U.S.-influenced conventional warfare doctrine
ⓘ
counterinsurgency doctrine ⓘ |
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