South Vietnamese Army (ARVN)

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:activeYears 1955-1975
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Cessna_O-1_Bird_Dog
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Vietnam
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted in films and literature
gptkbp:disbanded 1975
gptkbp:dissolved April 30, 1975
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M16_rifles
gptkbp:established 1955
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Saigon
gptkbp:historicalPeriod debated_in_Vietnamese_history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance key_player_in_Vietnam_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South Vietnamese Army (ARVN)
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:ARVN_emblem
gptkbp:intelligence gptkb:Military_Intelligence_Division
gptkbp:internationalRelations U.S._financial_and_military_aid
gptkbp:language Vietnamese
gptkbp:legacy controversial_in_Vietnam
gptkbp:localGovernment gptkb:President_of_South_Vietnam
gptkbp:militaryRank Army
General
defensive operations
counterinsurgency tactics
M113 armored personnel carriers
gptkbp:militaryService Patrol boats
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Navy
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Tet_Offensive
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Air_Force
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation influenced_by_U.S._policies
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer many members resettled abroad
gptkbp:postWarCareer many members fled or were imprisoned
integration_into_Vietnam
gptkbp:secondaryRole defense_of_South_Vietnam
gptkbp:size approximately 1 million personnel at peak
gptkbp:successor gptkb:People's_Army_of_Vietnam
gptkbp:supportRole infantry, armor, artillery
logistics, medical
gptkbp:symbol South_Vietnamese_nationalism
gptkbp:team limited but present
gptkbp:training U.S._military_advisors
gptkbp:trainingPrograms U.S._funded_training_programs
gptkbp:type ground forces
gptkbp:uniform green and brown camouflage