Army of the Republic of Vietnam

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The Army of the Republic of Vietnam composed the ground forces of the South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Its predecessor was the ground forces of the Vietnamese National Army, established on 8 December 1950, representing Vietnam to fight in the First Indochina War against the communist Viet Minh rebels. At the ARVN's peak, an estimated 1 in 9 citizens of South Vietnam were enlisted, composed of Regular Forces and the more voluntary Regional Forces and the Popular Force militias. It is estimated to have suffered 1,394,000 casualties during the Vietnam War.

1955 — 1975  WikimediaWikidata
ARVN; South Vietnamese Army
army, Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, Republic of Vietnam


Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

    Vietnamese M24Vietnamese M24
    ARVN Recruit Trains with M16 RifleARVN Recruit Trains with M16 Rifle
    Marinessign1965Marinessign1965
    ARVN UH-1ARVN UH-1
    ARVN M41 Walker BulldogARVN M41 Walker Bulldog
    MAAGAdvisorMAAGAdvisor
    ARVN troops search for Vietcong in marshy terrain in the Mekong DeltaARVN troops search for Vietcong in marshy terrain in the Mekong Delta
    ARVN signal trainingARVN signal training
    New ARVN recruits, ca. 1970New ARVN recruits, ca. 1970
    An ARVN outpost on the My Chanh Line, 2 May 1972An ARVN outpost on the My Chanh Line, 2 May 1972
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      commonsimageVietnamese M24 Commons
      commonsimageARVN Recruit Trains with M16 Rifle Commons
      commonsimageMarinessign1965 Commons
      commonsimageARVN UH-1 Commons
      commonsimageARVN M41 Walker Bulldog Commons
      commonsimageMAAGAdvisor Commons
      commonsimageARVN troops search for Vietcong in marshy terrain in the Mekong Delta Commons
      commonsimageARVN signal training Commons
      commonsimageNew ARVN recruits, ca. 1970 Commons
      commonsimageAn ARVN outpost on the My Chanh Line, 2 May 1972 Commons