3rd Corps (Vietnam)

Quân đoàn 3
(3rd Corps)
Active26 March 1975 – 7 December 2024
Disbanded7 December 2024
Country Vietnam
Allegiance Vietnam People's Army
BranchActive duty
TypeArmy Corps
RoleRegular force
SizeCorps
Part ofVietnam People's Army
Garrison/HQPleiku, Gia Lai
EngagementsVietnam War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Commanders
Current commanderSenior Colonel Nguyễn Bá Lực
First party committee secretaryMajor General Nguyễn Văn Lanh

3rd Corps (Vietnamese: Quân đoàn 3) or Tây Nguyên Corps (Vietnamese: Binh doan tay nguyen, literally: Corps of Tây Nguyên or Corps of the Western Highlands) was one of the three regular army corps of the Vietnam People's Army. First organised in 1975 during the Vietnam War, 3rd Corps had a major role in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign and the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. Before disbanding, the corps was stationed in Pleiku, Gia Lai.