Militia and Self-Defence Force | |
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Dân quân tự vệ | |
Active | As soon as 1935 |
Country | Vietnam |
Allegiance | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Branch | Militia Military reserve force |
Role | Mass mobilization People's War Naval militia |
Part of | Vietnam People's Armed Forces |
Nickname(s) | Militiamen |
Colors | Cobalt blue (or teal) |
Anniversaries | 28 March 1935 |
Website | Vietnam MoD |
Commanders | |
Chief of the DMSF under the GS of VPA | Maj. Gen. Phạm Quang Ngân |
Insignia | |
Head badge & emblem | |
Flag & ensign | |
Alternative ensign & pennon |
The Vietnam Militia and Self-Defence Force (VMSF or MASDF; Vietnamese: Dân quân tự vệ Việt Nam, lit. 'Self-defence Militia of Vietnam'), known simply as the Militia (Dân quân) and also inaccurately recognized as the Vietnam Self-Defence Militia (VSDM), is the militia and reserve force of Vietnam. Placed under the political leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the executive administration of the Vietnam Ministry of National Defence, the management from the local and national governments as well as the direct command of the local military headquarters, VMSF is one of the three major components of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces, serving a signigicant role in the Vietnamese national defence strategies and cultures. Defined as the "armed force of the mass" that is organized as local-level units, VMSF's career is not meant to be "separated from production activities and work", making it a part-time, semi-professional territorial defence force.[1]