General Department of Defence Intelligence

General Department of Defence Intelligence
General Department II

Tổng cục Tình báo Quốc phòng Tổng cục II
Seal of GDDI
Flag of the Vietnam People's Army
Agency overview
Formed	25 October 1945; 78 years ago (1945-10-25)
Preceding agencies	Military Intelligence Division (1946-1947; 1957-1995) Intelligence Agency (1947-1950) Communication Department (1951-1957)
Jurisdiction	Vietnam Ministry of National Defence
Headquarters	Bắc Từ Liêm District, Hanoi
Employees	~25.000
Annual budget	Classified
Agency executives	Phạm Ngọc Hùng, director general Lê Quang Minh, Commissar Đặng Vũ Chính, 1st Deputy Director
Parent department	CPV Central Military Commission
Parent agency	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 National Defence', sometimes Tổng cục Tình báo, lit. 'General Department of Intelligence'),^[1] also recognized by its internal designation General Department II (Tổng cục II or less formally Tổng cục 2) or TC2,^[2] is a strategic military intelligence agency of Vietnam, serving the Vietnam People's Army and practically the biggest existing intelligence agency under the Vietnamese government.

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.