83rd Group Army
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| 83rd Group Army | |
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| Đệ bát thập tam tập đoàn quân | |
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| Country |  People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party |
| Branch |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Type | Group army |
| Part of | Central Theater Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Xinxiang,Henan |
| Engagements | Northern Expedition Long March Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War Sino-Indian War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Xie Zenggang[2] |
| Political Commissar | Major General Wang Xinmin[1] |
| Notable commanders | Ye Ting Zhu De Yang Dezhi Su Yu Xiao Ke Yang Chengwu Huang Yongsheng Deng Hua Ding Sheng |
| Insignia | |
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The83rd Group Army(Chinese:Đệ bát thập tam tập đoàn quân;pinyin:Dì Bāshísān Jítuánjūn),Unit31679, formerly the54th Group Army,is a military formation of the ChinesePeople's Liberation Army Ground Forces(PLAGF). The 83rd Group Army is one of thirteen totalgroup armiesof the PLAGF, the largest echelon of ground forces in thePeople's Republic of China,and one of three assigned to the nation'sCentral Theater Command.[3]
History
[edit]In 1952, the 45th Army Headquarter, the 134th Division and135th Divisionmerged with the130th Divisionof the 44th Army, reorganized into the 54th Army. Then it participated in theKorean War.
In 1959, it participated in Tibet insurgency operations. In 1962, it participated in theSino-Indian War of 1962,and the 130th Division defeated the 11th Infantry Brigade of the Indian Army in the Battle of Walong.
In 1979, it participated in the Western Front Campaign of theSino-Vietnamese War.At the same time, the127th Divisionof the 43rd Army capturedLang Sonand defeated the main force of the Vietnamese army. The commander of the 127th Division at that time wasZhang Wannian,who was later the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.
In 1985, the 54th Army was reorganized into the 54th Group Army, which governed the 160th Infantry Division and the 162nd Infantry Division, and the 161st Division was reorganized into an artillery brigade. The 127th Infantry Division of the 43rd Army was transferred to the group army. It became one of the PLA's three rapid response (strategic reserve) units, the other two being the38th Group Armyand the39th Group Army.
Troops from the army were deployed into Beijing in June 1989 and participated in the anti-protester clearance operations.
After 1997, the 127th Infantry Division was converted into a light mechanized infantry division, and the 160th Infantry Division was converted into a motorized infantry brigade. The 11th Armored Division belonging to the 20th Group Army was swapped with the Armored Brigade of the 54th Group Army, and the anti-aircraft artillery brigade was reorganized into an air defense brigade.
In 2009, the 162nd Infantry Division was converted into a wheeled mechanized infantry division, using the Type 08 series 8×8 wheeled vehicles.
In February 2016, the seven military regions were reorganized into five theater commands, as part of the2015 People's Republic of China military reform,[4]54th Army belongs toCentral Theater Command.
In 2017, in an adjustment and establishment of military units, the 83rd Group Army was reorganized based on the 54th Group Army.
Organization
[edit]Before 2017, the 54th Group Army was consist of the 127th Mechanized Infantry Division, the 162nd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 160th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, the 11th Armored Brigade, the Artillery Brigade, the Air Defense Brigade, and the Army Aviation Regiment, Communications Regiment, Engineering Regiment, etc.
Nowadays, The 83rd Group Army is composed of:
- 11th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade
- 58th Medium Combined Arms Brigade
- 60th Medium Combined Arms Brigade
- 113th Medium Combined Arms Brigade
- 131st Heavy Combined Arms Brigade[5]
- 193rd Medium Combined Arms Brigade
- 161st Air Assault Combined Arms Brigade
- 83rd Artillery Brigade
- 83rd Air Defense Brigade
- 83rd Engineering and Chemical Defense Brigade
- 83rd Service Support Brigade
Commanders
[edit]- Ding Sheng(1952.10-1955.12)
- Ouyang Jiaxiang(1955.12-1957.09)
- Ding Sheng(1957.09-1964.09)
- Wei Tongtai(1964.09-1969.06)
- Han Huaizhi(1969.06-1980.05)
- Li Jiulong(1980.05-1985.06)
- Zhu Chao(1985.08-1990.06)
- Liang Guanglie(1990.06-1993.12)
- Zhang Xianglin(1993.12-1998.12)
- Huang Hanbiao(1998.12-2006.08)
- Song Puxuan(2006.08-2009.02)
- Rong Guiqing(2009.02-2014.12)
- Shi Zhenglu(2014.12-2017.04)
- Xie Zenggang(2017.04-)
References
[edit]- ^"Thị lĩnh đạo xuân tiết tiền tịch úy vấn trú tân bộ đội quan binh".www.xinxiang.gov.cn.Retrieved2 June2023.
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- ^Burke, Edmund J. (4 February 2019)."Coming to a (New) Theater Near You: Command, Control, and Forces"(PDF).National Defense University Press.Archived(PDF)from the original on 16 January 2022.
- ^"Giải phóng quân 5 đại chiến khu công bố tập cận bình thụ quân kỳ ( đồ )".Archived fromthe originalon 27 October 2018.
- ^"Lưu quốc trung bát nhất tiền tịch khán vọng úy vấn trú thiểm bộ đội quan binh _ thiểm tây tỉnh nhân dân chính phủ".www.shaanxi.gov.cn.Archivedfrom the original on 2 June 2023.Retrieved2 June2023.
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