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General Department of Defence Intelligence

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General Department of Defence Intelligence
General Department II
Tổng cục Tình báo Quốc phòng (Tổng cục II)
TC2
Seal of GDDI
Agency overview
Formed25 October 1945 (75 years ago)
Preceding agencies
  • Military Intelligence Division (1946-1947; 1957-1995)
  • Intelligence Agency (1947-1950)
  • Communication Department (1951-1957)
TypeIndependent
JurisdictionVietnam Government of Vietnam
Communist Party of Vietnam
Vietnam Vietnam People's Armed Forces
HeadquartersBắc Từ Liêm District, Hanoi
EmployeesClassified
Annual budgetClassified
Agency executives
Parent department CPV Central Military Commission
Parent agencyVietnam SRV Ministry of National Defence

The General Department of Defence Intelligence (GDDI; Vietnamese: Tổng cục Tình báo Quốc phòng (TBQP), lit.'General Department of Intelligence for the State Defence'),[1] also recognized by its military designation General Department II (Vietnamese: Tổng cục II (TC2)),[2] is the strategic military intelligence agency of Vietnam, serving the Vietnam People's Armed Forces.

References

  1. ^ "Defense intelligence sector receives noble order". en.qdnd.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  2. ^ "Defense intelligence service always excellently accomplishes its missions". en.qdnd.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-10-11.