The 47th Group Army was a group army (corps-sized formation) of the People's Liberation Army It was stationed at Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi as part of the Lanzhou Military Region.[1][dead link] It was disbanded in 2016-17, during the Chinese military reforms which had begun two years earlier.
People's Liberation Army 47th Group Army | |
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Active | 1948 - 2017 |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Branch | 139th Mechanised Infantry Brigade 55th Motorised Infantry Brigade 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade 9th Armoured Brigade 1st Artillery Brigade Anti-Aircraft Brigade |
Part of | Lanzhou Military Region |
Garrison/HQ | China Shaanxi Xi'an Lintong District |
March | Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army |
Engagements | Long March Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Peng Dehuai Xiao Ke Wang Zhen Liang Xingchu Guo Boxiong Chang Wanquan |
The 160th Division was created in March 1949 basing on[clarification needed] the 1st Training Division of Northeastern Military Region. The division became a part of 47th Corps. In August 1949 the division was disbanded.
Officers
editCommanders
edit- Liang Xingchu: 1948-May 1949
- Cao Lihuai: 1949-1952
- Zhang Tianyun: 1952-1956
- Li Huamin: 1956-1960
- Yan Deming: 1960-1964
- Li Yuan: 1964-1975
- Hu Bohua: 1975-1980
- Zhang Defu: 1980
- Dong Zhanlin: 1985
- Qian Shugen: 1985-1992
- Guo Boxiong: 1992-1994
- Zou Gengwang: 1996-2000
- Chang Wanquan: 2000-2002
- Xu Fenlin: 2002-2003
- Peng Yong: 2003-2011
- Cao Yimin: 2011-2013
- Zhang Lianyi: 2013–present
Political commissars
edit- Zhou Chiping
- Li Renlin
- Liu Xianquan
- Chen Fahong
- Sun Zheng