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 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.
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.