Republic of Vietnam Marine Division
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republic-of-vietnam-marine-division-248-17472737
title:
Republic of Vietnam Marine Division
text:
The Republic of Vietnam Marine Division was part of the armed forces of South Vietnam. It was established by Ngo Dinh Diem in 1954 when he was Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam, which became the Republic of Vietnam in 1955. The longest-serving commander was Lieutenant General Le Nguyen Khang. In 1969, the VNMC had a strength of 9,300, 15,000 by 1973, and 20,000 by 1975. The Marine Division traced their origins to the Corps des Marines vietnamien founded in 1955 as French-trained Commandos M
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Vietnam_Marine_Division
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2024-01-31T06:48:10Z
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