The People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China has had many divisions since it was officially established in 1949.
Infantry divisions[]
- 1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division - 1st Group Army, Nanjing Military Region. Listed in Federation of American Scientists (FAS)[1]
- 2nd Division - division transferred to the People's Armed Police to become the 8690 Unit in the 1990s.[2]
- 4th Division - Lanzhou Military Region - 47th GA? JSENT p. 91 Not listed in FAS
- 6th Division - Lanzhou MR JSENT p. 91 Not listed FAS
- 29th Division - with 15th Army in Korea?
- 31st Division - with 11th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War. Chengdu MR JSENT p. 91.
- 32nd Division - with 11th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 33rd Division - Served in the Korean War as the 33rd Independent Division
- 34th Division - 12th Army with 31st, 34th, and 35th Divisions entered Korea on March 25, 1951.[3] Routed during the Battle of the Soyang River.[4]
- 35th Division
- 36th Division
- 37th Division - with 13th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 38th Division - with 13th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 39th Division - with 13th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 40th Division - 14th Group Army - Chengdu MR. Served in S-V War with 14th Army. JSENT p. 91. Not listed FAS
- 41st Division - served in Sino-Vietnamese War with 14th Army.
- 42nd Division - served in Sino-Vietnamese War with 14th Army.
- 43rd Division - now airborne with 15th Airborne Army
- 44th Division - now airborne with 15th Airborne Army. Entered Korea with 15th Army in February 1951.[3]
- 45th Division - now airborne with 15th Airborne Army. Entered Korea with 15th Army in February 1951.[3]
- 58th Division - 20th Group Army, but commanded by the 50th Army during the Sino-Vietnamese War. Converted to a brigade in 1999.
- 59th Division - Component of 20th Army during Korean War. Disbanded 1985.[5]
- 60th Division
- 61st Division - 21st Army in Korea. Now 21st Group Army, Shaanxi Prov. JSENT p. 90 Listed FAS, 21st GA
- 62nd Division - 21st Army in Korea.
- 63rd Division - 21st Army in Korea.
- 67th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 23rd Group Army, 'demobilised' during 2003 reductions cycle (Blasko 2006, 77). With 23rd Army in Korea.
- 68th Division - subordinate to Shenyang MR. Now 68th Motorized Infantry Brigade, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang (from 23rd Group Army).[6]
- 69th Division - Shenyang MR. JSENT p. 91 Listed FAS. With 23rd Army in Korea. Now 69th Motorized Infantry Division, Harbin, Heilongjiang (from 23rd Group Army).[6]
- 70th Division - served with 24th Army in Korea. Disbanded in 2003 reductions cycle while serving with 24th Army in Beijing Military Region.[7]
- 72nd Division - with 24th Army in Korea.
- 73rd Division - with 23rd Army in Korea.
- 74th Division - with 24th Army in Korea.
- 76th Division - 26th Army (People's Republic of China) in Korea
- 77th Division - 26th Army (People's Republic of China) in Korea
- 78th Division - 26th Army (People's Republic of China) in Korea
- 79th Division - 27th Army (People's Republic of China)
- 80th Division - 27th Army (People's Republic of China)
- 81st Division - 27th Army (People's Republic of China)
- 86th Division - 31st Army
- 88th Division - 26th Army (People's Republic of China) in Korea
- 89th Division - operating with 20th Army in Korea. Disband in February 1951.[8]
- 91st Division - 31st Army
- 94th Division - with 27th Army in Korea. Disbanded in February 1951.[8]
- 106th Division - 36th Army - Airfield construction labor during Korean War
- 107th Division
- 108th Division
- 109th Division - 37th Army - Airfield construction labor during Korean War
- 110th Division
- 111th Division
- 112th Division - 38th Army
- 113th Division - 38th Group Army
- 114th Division (People's Republic of China) - 38th Group Army
- 115th Division - 39th Army
- 116th Division
- 117th Division
- 118th Division - 40th Army. 40th Army entered Korea on October 19, 1950 and the first Chinese unit to make contact with UN forces in Korea.[9][10]
- 119th Division
- 120th Division
- 121st Division - 41st Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 122nd Division - 41st Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 123rd Division - 41st Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 124th Division - 42nd Army during Korean War and Sino-Vietnamese War
- 125th Division - 42nd Army during Korean War and Sino-Vietnamese War
- 126th Division - 42nd Army during Korean War and Sino-Vietnamese War
- 127th Division - fought in Korean War and with 43rd Army during Sino-Veitnamese War
- 128th Division - with 43rd Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 129th Division - with 43rd Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 139th Division - 47th GA - Lanzhou MR JSENT p. 91 Not listed FAS
- 140th Division
- 141st Division
- 148th Division - 50th Army Entered Korea on October 26, 1950.[11] Fought with 50th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War.
- 149th Division - 13th GA - Suchuan Prov JSENT p. 90 Listed FAS, 13th GA. Belonged to 50th Army while it fought in Sino-Vietnamese War
- 150th Division - 50th Army - Fought with 50th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War.
- 160th Division - 54th Army, Sino-Vietnamese War
- 161st Division - 54th Army, Sino-Vietnamese War
- 162nd Division - 54th Group Army, Sino-Vietnamese War - Jinan MR; JSENT p. 90. Not listed FAS
- 163rd Division - with 55th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 164th Division - with 55th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 165th Division - with 55th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War
- 167th Division - possibly existed under 56th Army according to US intelligence during the Korean War.[12]
- 179th Division - 12th Group Army; fought in Korean War under 60th Army
- 180th Division - fought in Korean War under 60th Army.
- 181st Division - fought in Korean War under 60th Army
- 187th Division - 63rd Army during Korean War
- 188th Division - 63rd Army during Korean War- Beijiang MR JSENT p. 91 Not listed FAS
- 189th Division - 63rd Army during Korean War
- 190th Division - 64th Army during Korean War. Listed by Blasko as with 39th Army, 2006.
- 191st Division
- 192nd Division - listed by Blasko 2006 as the 'Liaoning Army Reserve 192nd Infantry Division, Shenyang,' Shenyang MR[13]
- 193rd Division - 65th Army during Korean War. Entered Korea on February 23, 1951.[14] Decimated during the Battle of the Imjin River.[15]
- 194th Division
- 195th Division
- 196th Division - 66th Army Entered Korea on October 27, 1950.[16]
- 197th Division
- 198th Division - 66th Army
- 199th Division - 67th Army during Korean War. 67th Army left Korea in September 1954.[17]
- 200th Division - 67th Army during Korean War
- 201st Division - 67th Army during Korean War
- 202nd Division - 68th Army during Korean War. 68th Army left Korea in April 1955.[17]
- 203rd Division - 68th Army during Korean War
- 204th Division - 68th Army during Korean War.
Armored divisions[]
- 1st Armoured Division[18]
- 2nd Armoured Division (People's Republic of China) - with 12th Group Army, Nanjing Military Region[19]
- 3rd Armoured Division (People's Republic of China)[20]
The IISS Military Balance 2012 lists nine armoured divisions as part of the People's Liberation Army.[21]
Artillery divisions[]
- 1st Artillery Division[22]
- 2nd Artillery Division[22]
- 3rd Artillery Division[22]
- 7th Artillery Division[22]
- 8th Artillery Division[22]
- 21st Rocket Artillery Division[22]
- 22nd Rocket Artillery Division[22]
- 31st Anti-Tank Artillery Division[23]
- 33rd Anti-Tank Artillery Division[22]
- 61st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division[22]
- 62nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division[24]
- 63rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division[24]
- 64th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division[24]
- 65th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division[24]
- 70th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division
- 102nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division[24]
Aviation divisions[]
- 1st Fighter Division (People's Republic of China)
- 2nd Aviation Division (People's Republic of China)[25]
- 3rd Fighter Division (People's Republic of China)[25]
- 4th Fighter Division (People's Republic of China)[25]
- 5th Aviation Division[25]
- 6th Aviation Division[25]
- 7th Fighter Division[25]
- 8th Aviation Division[25]
- 9th Aviation Division[25]
- 10th Aviation Division[25]
- 11th Aviation Division[25]
- 12th Fighter Division[25]
- 13th Aviation Division[25]
- 14th Aviation Division[25]
- 15th Fighter Division[25]
- 16th Aviation Division[26]
- 17th Aviation Division[26]
- 18th Aviation Division[26]
- 19th Aviation Division[26]
- 20th Aviation Division[26]
- 24th Fighter Division (People's Republic of China)
- 27th Aviation Division[27]
- 34th Transport Division (People's Republic of China)
Engineering divisions[]
- 1st Railway Engineer Division[24]
- 2nd Railway Engineer Division[24]
- 3rd Railway Engineer Division[24]
- 4th Railway Engineer Division[24]
- 5th Railway Engineer Division[24]
- 6th Railway Engineer Division[24]
- 7th Railway Engineer Division[24]
- 9th Railway Engineer Division[24]
- 10th Railway Engineer Division[24]
- 11th Railway Engineer Division[24]
See also[]
Notes[]
- ↑ http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/china/agency/pla-orbat.htm
- ↑ Dennis J. Blasko. "PLA Ground Forces: Moving Toward a Smaller, More Rapidly Deployable, Modern Combined Arms Force" The People's Liberation Army as Organization: Reference Volume v1.0, James C. Mulvenon and Andrew N. D. Yang eds. (Santa Monico: RAND; 2002)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hu & Ma 1987, p. 36.
- ↑ Zhang 1995, p. 152.
- ↑ PLA Order of Battle, Disbanded Divisions
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Blasko, 2006, 76
- ↑ Blasko 2006
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Guang 2007, p. 93.
- ↑ Zhang 1995, p. 94.
- ↑ Ryan, Finkelstein & McDevitt 2003, p. 101.
- ↑ Hu & Ma 1987, p. 7.
- ↑ Appleman 1989, p. 45.
- ↑ Blasko 2006, 76
- ↑ Hu & Ma 1987, p. 39.
- ↑ Chinese Military Science Academy 2000a, p. 318.
- ↑ Hu & Ma 1987, p. 8.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Zhang 1995, p. 270.
- ↑ Hu & Ma 1987, p. 26.
- ↑ Xinhui, I was asked to write something on the 2nd Armored Division, accessed June 2012
- ↑ Hu & Ma 1987, p. 131.
- ↑ IISS Military Balance 2012, 234.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 Hu & Ma 1987, pp. 187–190, 196–197.
- ↑ Hu & Ma 1987, p. 130.
- ↑ 24.00 24.01 24.02 24.03 24.04 24.05 24.06 24.07 24.08 24.09 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 Hu & Ma 1987, p. 185.
- ↑ 25.00 25.01 25.02 25.03 25.04 25.05 25.06 25.07 25.08 25.09 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 Zhang 2004, p. 215.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 Zhang 2004, p. 216.
- ↑ (Chinese) "张积慧 (Zhang Jihui)". Rongcheng, China: Rongcheng People's Government. http://www.rongcheng.gov.cn/gk.asp?rsrsid=475&classid=12&rsrs=20. Retrieved July 12, 2010..
References[]
- Appleman, Roy (1989). "Disaster in Korea: The Chinese Confront MacArthur". College Station, TX: Texas A and M University Military History Series. ISBN 978-1-60344-128-5.
- Blasko, Dennis J. The Chinese Army today: tradition and transformation for the 21st century, Routledge, 2006. ISBN 0-415-77003-3
- (Chinese) Chinese Military Science Academy (2000a). "History of War to Resist America and Aid Korea (抗美援朝战争史)". Beijing: Chinese Military Science Academy Publishing House. ISBN 7-80137-392-8.
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- (Chinese) Hu, Guang Zheng (胡光正); Ma, Shan Ying (马善营) (1987). "Chinese People's Volunteer Army Order of Battle (中国人民志愿军序列)". Beijing: Chinese People's Liberation Army Publishing House. OCLC 298945765.
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- Zhang, Shu Guang (1995). "Mao's Military Romanticism: China and the Korean War, 1950–1953". Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0-7006-0723-4.
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- Jane's Sentinel, China/North East Asia, June-Dec 2000
External links[]
- Andrew Chan, PLA forces during the Sino-Vietnam clashes, Orbat.com, v.1.0 July 29, 2001.
- http://www.militaryobservation.info/across-the-vast-to-18-from-70-infantry-army-group-army/
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