Draft:Vietnam Militia and Self-Defence Force


Militia and Self-Defence Force
Dân quân tự vệ
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ActiveAs soon as 1935
Country Vietnam
Allegiance Communist Party of Vietnam
BranchMilitia
Military reserve force
RoleMass mobilization
People's War
Naval militia
Part ofVietnam People's Armed Forces
Nickname(s)Militiamen
Colors  Cobalt blue (or teal)
Anniversaries28 March 1935
WebsiteVietnam MoD
Commanders
Chief of the DMSF under the GS of VPAMaj. 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]

  1. ^ "Vietnam Militia and Self-Defence Force (Introduction)". Ministry of Defence (Vietnam). Government of Vietnam.