ARVN

Military abbreviation · Military Unit and Organization

ARVN
Stands forArmy of the Republic of Vietnam
CategoriesMilitary

ARVN stands for Army of the Republic of Vietnam, a military unit and organization abbreviation.

Ground forces of South Vietnam from 1955 until the fall of Saigon in 1975, which fought alongside US forces during the Vietnam War and bore the main burden of combat after US withdrawal.

Example: ARVN paratroopers held the city for weeks during the 1972 Easter Offensive.

Usage notes

Pronounced "AR-vin." US advisers worked with ARVN units throughout the war, and "Vietnamization" under President Nixon shifted fighting responsibility to them from 1969. Many ARVN veterans later emigrated to the United States.

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