47th Group Army

People's Liberation Army 47th Group Army
People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China
Active1948 - 2017
Country People's Republic of China
Branch139th Mechanised Infantry Brigade
55th Motorised Infantry Brigade
56th Motorised Infantry Brigade
9th Armoured Brigade
1st Artillery Brigade
Anti-Aircraft Brigade
Part ofLanzhou Military Region
Garrison/HQ China Shaanxi Xi'an Lintong District
MarchMilitary Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
EngagementsLong 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.

Officers

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Commanders

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  • 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

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  • Zhou Chiping
  • Li Renlin
  • Liu Xianquan
  • Chen Fahong
  • Sun Zheng

References

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