North Vietnamese high command

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The North Vietnamese high command was the top military leadership body of North Vietnam that directed strategy and operations for the People’s Army of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

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instanceOf military command structure
military leadership body
alignedWith People’s Republic of China
linked to: China

Soviet Union
alsoKnownAs North Vietnamese military high command
PAVN high command
appliesTo People’s Army of Vietnam
conflict Second Indochina War
linked to: Vietnam War

Vietnam War
country Democratic Republic of Vietnam
countryCapital Hanoi
dissolvedAfter Fall of Saigon
goal reunification of Vietnam under communist rule
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
involvedIn Battle of Dien Bien Phu aftermath planning
Easter Offensive
Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Tet Offensive
locatedIn Hanoi
opposedTo Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
United States
oversawBranch People’s Army of Vietnam air defense forces
People’s Army of Vietnam air force
People’s Army of Vietnam ground forces
People’s Army of Vietnam logistics forces
People’s Army of Vietnam navy
reportedTo Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Vietnam
Workers’ Party of Vietnam leadership
responsibility allocation of forces between fronts
coordinating operations with the Viet Cong
coordination of military logistics along the Ho Chi Minh Trail
long‑term war planning against South Vietnam and its allies
overall command of North Vietnamese regular forces
planning major offensives in the Vietnam War
strategic coordination with the Lao People’s Liberation Army
strategic coordination with the Pathet Lao
role directed military operations for the People’s Army of Vietnam
directed military strategy for North Vietnam
top military leadership of North Vietnam
subordinateTo political leadership of North Vietnam
successor high command of the unified Vietnam People’s Army
timePeriod 1950s
1960s
1970s
usedDoctrine combined conventional and guerrilla operations
people’s war
protracted warfare

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Nguyen Chi Thanh partOf North Vietnamese high command
Tran Van Tra partOf North Vietnamese military leadership
linked to: North Vietnamese high command
Chu Huy Man partOf North Vietnamese military leadership
linked to: North Vietnamese high command
Battle of Con Thien opponentCommander People's Army of Vietnam commanders in DMZ sector
linked to: North Vietnamese high command
North Vietnamese high command alsoKnownAs North Vietnamese military high command
linked to: North Vietnamese high command
Hoang Minh Thao partOf North Vietnamese military leadership
linked to: North Vietnamese high command
Văn Tiến Dũng partOf North Vietnamese military leadership
subject linked to: Tiến Dũng
linked to: North Vietnamese high command
Bắc–Nam, ngày thống nhất portrays North Vietnamese military leadership
linked to: North Vietnamese high command