34th Corps (Vietnam)

34th Corps or officially the Army Corps 34 (Vietnamese: Quân đoàn 34) is one of the two regular army corps of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). It was formed in December 2024 as a merger of the 3rd and 4th Corps. The corps is stationed in Pleiku, Gia Lai.

On 13 September 2024, the plan to merge the 3rd and 4th Corps to form the 34th Corps was announced in the 3rd Corps Emulation Congress. 3rd and 4th Corps was disbanded on 7 December 2024 to form the 34th Corps.

Units of the 3rd Corps and the 4th Corps was merged to form the 34th Corps:

• Department of Staff

  • 36th Electronic Warfare Battalion

• Department of Politics

  • 34th Corps Military Procuracy
  • 34th Corps Regional Military Procuracy

• Department of Logistics - Technicals

  • 827th Transportation Regiment
  • 789th Logistics - Technicals Warehouse

• 9th Division

  • 1st Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Infantry Regiment
  • 3rd Infantry Regiment
  • 14th Artillery Battalion
  • 16th Air Defense Battalion
  • 17th Engineer Battalion
  • 24th Medical Battalion

• 10th Division

  • 24th Infantry Regiment
  • 28th Infantry Regiment
  • 66th Infantry Regiment
  • 4th Artillery Regiment (2S1 SPHs, BM-14MM MLRS)
  • 15th Tank Battalion (T-54/T-55)
  • 16th Air Defense Battalion
  • 17th Engineer Battalion
  • 18th Signals Battalion

• 31st Division

  • 866th Infantry Regiment
  • 922nd Infantry Regiment
  • 977th Infantry Regiment

• 320th Division

  • 48th Mechanized Infantry Regiment (T-54/T-55, BMP-1)
  • 52nd Infantry Regiment
  • 64th Mechanized Infantry Regiment
  • 20th Reconnaissance Company

• 71st Air Defense Brigade

  • 12th Air Defense Battalion (AZP S-60)
  • 16th Air Defense Battalion (Type 65)

• 234th Air Defense Brigade

  • 1st Air Defense Battalion (Type 65)
  • 3rd Air Defense Battalion (Type 65)
  • 19D32 Observation Post

• 273rd Tank Brigade (T-54/T-55 tanks)

• 40th Artillery Brigade

  • 1st Artillery Battalion (M-46 field guns)
  • 2nd Artillery Battalion (M101 howitzers)
  • 3rd Artillery Battalion (BM-21 MLRS)

• 434th Artillery Brigade

  • M101 howitzer battery
  • M-46 field gun battery
  • BM-21 MLRS battery

• 198th Commando Brigade

• 29th Signals Regiment

• 7th Engineer Brigade

  • 3rd River Crossing Battalion (PMP floating bridge)