81st Armed Police Mobile Division

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81st Division (1949-52)
81st Infantry Division (1952-60)
81st Army Division (1960-85)
81st Motorized Infantry Division (1985-96)
81st Armed Police Mobile Division (1996-2017)
4th Armed Police Mobile Detachment (2017-)
Active1949.2 - present
Country People's Republic of China
Branch People's Liberation Army, People's Volunteer Army, People's Armed Police
Type Gendarmerie
Role Civil defense, Rapid reaction force
Size Detachment
Part of 1st Mobile Corps
Garrison/HQ Hedong District, Tianjin
Engagements Chinese Civil War, Korean War, Sino-Vietnamese War

The 81st Division was a military formation of the People's Liberation Army during and after the Chinese civil war and a part of People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War. They were a component of the 27th Army.

The 81st Division (Chinese :第81师) was created in February 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, [1] basing on the 27th Division, 9th Column of Huadong Field Army. Its history could be traced to 3rd Security Brigade of Shandong Military Region, formed on September 3, 1946. [2]


In November 1950, Artillery Regiment, 81st Division was activated in Antung, Liaoning.

In October 1952, the division returned to China. Artillery Regiment, 81st Infantry Division detached and transferred to 24th Corps.

In February 1953, Tank Regiment, 81st Infantry Division was activated. On August 17 the regiment was renamed as 286th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment.

In April 1953, Artillery Regiment, 81st Infantry Division was reactivated in Shanghai. On August 17, the regiment was renamed as 361st Artillery Regiment.

From April 1954, the division was stationed in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu.

In April 1960, the division was renamed as the 81st Army Division (Chinese :陆军第81师).

From June 1962, the maintained as southern army division, category B. By then the division was composed of:

In August 1967, 286th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment detached from the division to form 10th Tank Division.

In August 1969, the division moved to Handan, Hebei. From then the division maintained as northern army division, category A.

In August 1971, the division was reorganized as a motorized army division. Tank Regiment, 81st Army Division and AAA Regiment, 81st Army Division were activated. By then the division was composed of:

In August 1985, the division was renamed as the 81st Motorized Infantry Division (Chinese :摩托化步兵第81师) and reorganized as a motorized division, category B. 250th Infantry Regiment of the disbanding 84th Army Division was attached to the division. Tank Regiment, 81st Division detached to form Tank Brigade, 27th Army. Tank Regiment, 66th Army Corps was transferred to the division as the new Tank Regiment, 81st Division.

By then the division was composed of:

In September 1989, the division was converted to a northern motorized division, category B. 250th Infantry Regiment was disbanded.

In September 1996, the division was transferred to the People's Armed Police and renamed as the 81st Armed Police Mobile Division (Chinese :武警机动第81师):

The division was then composed of:

After the 2017 reform, the division was reduced to a detachment (regiment-sized): the 4th Mobile Detachment (Chinese :机动第4支队) under the PAP 1st Mobile Corps (Chinese :武警第1机动总队).

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References

  1. ↑ 《中央军委关于统一全军组织及部队番号的规定》, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_7254c7350100xb56.html
  2. ↑ 陆军第27集团军军史编纂委员会, 《陆军第27集团军军史》, 1998, p.805
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