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III CTZ headquarters was at [[Can Tho]], a suburb northeast of Saigon. There was no regular U.S. tactical counterpart organization, although there was a senior advisor at Can Tho.
IV CTZ headquarters was at [[Can Tho]]. There was no regular U.S. tactical counterpart organization, although there was a senior advisor at Can Tho.
 
Provinces within the zone were:
{| class="wikitable"
'''Provinces in IV CTZ'''
|-
! 1965 name
! Capital
! Current name
|-
| [[Kien Tong]]
|-
| [[Kien Phong]]
|-
| [[Chau Doc]]
|-
| [[An Giang]]
|-
| [[Ba Dec]]
|-
| [[Vinh Long]]
|-
| [[Phong Dinh]]
|-
| [[Da Xuyen]]
|-
| [[Kien Giano]]
|-
| [[Chuong Thien]]
|-
| [[Bac Lieu]]
|-
| [[An Xuyen]]
|-
| [[Kien Gang]]
|}
 
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 13:35, 1 December 2008

During the Vietnam War, the IV Corps tactical zone (IV CTZ) was an Army of the Republic of Viet Nam organization with geographic responsibility for the Mekong Delta provinces, including much of the classic area of Cochin China less the Saigon area. [1]

IV CTZ headquarters was at Can Tho. There was no regular U.S. tactical counterpart organization, although there was a senior advisor at Can Tho.

Provinces within the zone were:

Provinces in IV CTZ
1965 name Capital Current name
Kien Tong
Kien Phong
Chau Doc
An Giang
Ba Dec
Vinh Long
Phong Dinh
Da Xuyen
Kien Giano
Chuong Thien
Bac Lieu
An Xuyen
Kien Gang

References

  1. Oberdorfer, Don (1971), Tet! The story of a battle and its historic aftermath, Doubleday, p. 125