Western Theater Command Ground Force | |
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中国人民解放军西部战区陆军 | |
Active | 2016–present |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
Branch | People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
Garrison/HQ | Lanzhou, Gansu |
Motto(s) | 为人民服务 "Serve the People" |
Colors | Red and Green |
March | Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Unpublished |
Western Theater Command Ground Force | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中国人民解放军西部战区陆军 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國人民解放軍西部戰區陸軍 | ||||||
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The Western Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Western Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Lanzhou,Gansu. The current political commissar is Xu Deqing.
The Western Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Lanzhou Military Region and Chengdu Military Region. [1]
English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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He Weidong | 何卫东 | 2019 | December 2019 | |
Xu Qiling | 徐起零 | April 2020 | June 2021 | |
English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Xu Zhongbo | 徐忠波 | 2016 | December 2017 | [2] |
Xu Deqing | 徐德清 | April 2018 | [3] | |
English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Fan Chengcai | 范承才 | 2016 | January 2017 | |
Cao Yimin | 曹益民 | January 2017 | [4] | |
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