Presidential Guard (South Vietnam)

Presidential Guard
Lữ đoàn Liên binh phòng vệ Tổng Thống Phủ
Forces shirt insignia
Active1955–1975
Country South Vietnam
AllegiancePresident of South Vietnam
Branch Army of the Republic of Vietnam
RolePresidential guard
Size~2,500
Garrison/HQCộng Hòa barracks, Saigon
Engagements1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt
1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing
1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lê Quang Tung
Lê Ngọc Triển
Nguyễn Hữu Duệ
Phạm Văn Hưởng
Huỳnh Văn Lạc
Tôn Thất Đính
Nguyễn Ngọc Khôi
Insignia
Unit badge and Hat badge

The Presidential Guard (Vietnamese: Lữ đoàn Liên binh phòng vệ Tổng Thống Phủ Chữ Hán: 旅團聯兵防衛總統府) was a military unit of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) that was assigned to personally protect the President of the Republic of Vietnam, the nation-state that existed from 1955 to 1975. This force formed the bulwark of defences against continual coups, preventing previous coups against Ngo Dinh Diem, and would be maintained to prevent further coups in the wake of political instability following it.[1]

  1. ^ Y, Diễn Đàn Cựu Sinh Viên Quân. "Diễn Đàn Cựu Sinh Viên Quân Y Hiện Dịch". www.svqy.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.