List of divisions of the People's Liberation Army

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The organization of the PLA Ground Force before April 2017

The People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China has had many divisions since it was officially established in 1949. However, a growing number of land and air combat divisions have been disbanded in favour of brigades, a process largely completed by the time the 2015 PLA reforms were implemented around 2017.

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Infantry divisions

Reserve divisions

Armored divisions

The IISS Military Balance 2012 listed nine armoured divisions as part of the People's Liberation Army. [27]

Artillery divisions

Reserve divisions

Aviation divisions

Saw action at a later date (?) [45] In the early 1980s it was subordinate to the Tangshan Command Post in the Beijing MR flying J-5s (MiG-17F "Fresco-Cs"?) and Shenyang J-6s. [46] On 26 October 1988 the division was reorganized into the Beijing MR Training Base.

Engineering divisions

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