A division is a large military unit or formation,usually consisting of between 6,000 and 25,000 soldiers. In most armies,a division is composed of several regiments or brigades;in turn,several divisions typically make up a corps.
The People's Liberation Army Ground Force is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army and the largest and oldest branch of the entire Chinese armed forces. The PLAGF can trace its lineage from 1927 as the Chinese Red Army;however,it was not officially established until 1948.
Group armies or army groups or combined corps,which are army-level military formations of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force of China.
The Chengdu Military Region was one of seven military districts and is located in the southwest of the People's Republic of China,covering Chongqing,Sichuan,Yunnan,Guizhou,and the Xizang/Tibet Autonomous Region. It includes some of the area previously within the Kunming Military Region and has its headquarters in Chengdu. It was probably established in 1955.
The Jinan Military Region was a PLA Military Region located in the east of the People's Republic of China,covering the Shandong and Henan Provinces,which also formed military districts. It appears that Yang Dezhi was one of the first commander of the Jinan MR,from 1958. It was considered a strategic reserve. It included some of the area previously within the Wuhan Military Region,which was disbanded in 1985–88.
The Lanzhou Military Region was one of seven military regions in the People's Republic of China. It directed all People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police forces in Xinjiang,Qinghai,Gansu,Ningxia,Shaanxi,and Ngari Prefecture in northwest Tibet. It was headquartered in Lanzhou in Gansu Province. It is bordered to the south by the Chengdu Military Region,and to the north by Mongolia,the Altai Republic,which is a political subdivision of the Russian Federation,and Kazakhstan. This region is now part of the Western Theater Command due to the military reforms of 2015.
The Nanjing Military Region was one of the former seven military command regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Its jurisdiction covers all military and armed police located in Anhui,Jiangsu,Zhejiang,Jiangxi,Fujian,and Shanghai. It also covers Taiwan,which is claimed by the People's Republic of China but administered by the Republic of China. The head of the region was Cai Yingting. This region is now part of the Eastern Theater Command.
In the People's Republic of China,theater commands are joint commands responsible for developing strategy,plans,tactics,and policy specific to their assigned area of responsibility. Currently,the PRC subdivides the nation into five theater commands,Eastern,Southern,Western,Northern,and Central to provide the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) extensive,though not exclusive,command authority over the assigned region.
The 82nd Group Army,Unit 31677,formerly the 38th Group Army,is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 82nd Group Army is one of thirteen total group armies of the PLAGF,the largest echelon of ground forces in the People's Republic of China,and one of three assigned to the nation's Central Theater Command.
The 112th Mechanized Infantry Division is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. The 112th Division was created in November 1948 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army,issued by Central Military Commission on November 1,1948,basing on the 1st Division,1st Column of the Northeastern Field Army. Its history can be traced to 5th Corps of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army taking part in the Pingjiang uprising in 1928.
The 1st Armored Brigade is an Armored formation of People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. The brigade now serves as the armored element under the 65th Army in the Beijing Military Region.
The 72nd Group Army,Unit 31657,formerly the 1st Group Army,is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 71st Group Army is one of thirteen total group armies of the PLAGF,the largest echelon of ground forces in the People's Republic of China,and one of three assigned to the nation's Eastern Theater Command. Headquartered in Huzhou,Zhejiang,the unit's primary mission is likely preparation for conflict in or about the Taiwan Strait.
The Central Theater Command is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army of China,and was founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessors were the Beijing Military Region and Jinan Military Region.
The 1st Amphibious Combined Arms Brigade,formerly the 1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division,is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force of the People's Republic of China.
The 190th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. It is famous for being the first mechanized PLA division.
The 29th Division,now as the 56th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. It is now one of six combined arms brigades of the PLA 76th Group Army. It is the unit that experienced the most times of unit transferring in the PLA Ground Force.
The 45th Division,latterly known as 45th Airborne Division is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is now one of two mobile divisions of PLA 15th Airborne Corps,and a Rapid Reaction,First Level unit.
The 44th Division,now known as the 44th Airborne Division,is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army and People's Liberation Army Air Force of the People's Republic of China. It is now a training formation of the PLA 15th Airborne Corps.
The People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps is an airborne corps under direct command of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). It was reorganized and renamed from the 15th Airborne Corps in May 2017 and now comprises six airborne brigades and a special operations brigade. The PLAAF Airborne Corps is China's primary strategic airborne unit and part of the newly formed rapid reaction units (RRUs) of the Chinese military which is primarily designated for airborne and special operation missions. Its role is similar to that of the U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps,the British Army's Parachute Regiment and the Russian Airborne Forces.
