History of Vietnamese military ranks

The system of Vietnamese military ranks was originally introduced on 22 March 1946 by President Ho Chi Minh, originally based on the military ranks system of Japanese military. Reference designs to the military ranks system of the French military. In 1958, the Vietnam People's Army military ranks system was changed, and has no Marshal or General of the Army or Brigadier General. Vietnamese ranks including Colonel General, Senior Colonel or Senior Lieutenant do not exist in many countries.

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