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73rd Group Army

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73rd Group Army
Thứ 73 tập đoàn quân
Active1985–present
CountryPeople's Republic of China
AllegianceChinese Communist Party
BranchPeople's Liberation Army Ground Force
TypeGroup army
SizeField army
Part ofEastern Theater Command
Garrison/HQJimei,Xiamen,Fu gian
EngagementsChinese Civil War
Commanders
Current
commander		Major GeneralDing Laifu
Political CommissarMajor General Fang Ming
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol

The73rd Group Armyis a formation ofChina'sPeople's Liberation Army Ground Force(PLAGF) subordinated to theEastern Theater Command(ETC). The ETC's area of responsibility includesTaiwan,[1]and the 73rd Group Army includes amphibious forces.[2]

The 73rd Group Army was known as the31st Group Armyuntil April 2017.[1]The group army was considered an elite unit.[3]

History

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Chinese Civil War

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Main article:Chinese Civil War

The 31st Group Army traces its lineage to the Shantung Column of the Shantung Military Region which was formed around 1941. By 1945 the column had been reorganized and redesignated into several military districts, including the Chiao-Tung Military District. By 1946, elements of the Chiao-Tung MD were reorganized and redesignated 9th and 13th Columns. The 13th Column, commanded by Chou Chih-chien was composed of three divisions, including the 37th, 38th, and 39th. In the mid-to-late 1940s the 13th Column was reorganized and redesignated as the 31st Corps, also commanded by Chou Chih-chien. The 31st Corps was composed of the 91st, 92nd and 93rd Divisions.[4][page needed]

By August 1949,[5]31st Corps was subordinated to the 10th Army of theThird Field Army.[6]29th and 31st Corps capturedZhangzhouin late-September.[5]It participated in the capture ofXiamenandGulangyu,and theBattle of Guningtou,in October.[7]

The corps became the core of the 31st Group Army.[8]

21st century

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In early October 1991 the 258th Regiment of the86th Motorized Infantry Division,along with units from various military sub-districts, conducted defensive exercises and combined militia exercises in the Banding Area, Lian gian g Xian, Fu gian Province. In mid October to early November 1991 the92ndand93rd Infantry Divisions(since disbanded) of the 31st Group Army conducted routine training and field training activities in theFuzhouarea of Changpu and Nanan. In early April 1992 the signal corps of the 31st Signal Regiment conducted routine training and an overall signal training and evaluation between veterans and replacements in Xiamen, Fu gian Province.[9]

Composition

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In 2024, the formation included the following components:

  • 1 special operations brigade[2]
  • 1 armored brigade[2]
  • 1 mechanized infantry brigade[2]
  • 2 infantry brigade[2]
  • 2 amphibious brigades[2]
  • 1 artillery brigade[2]
  • 1 engineering/NBC brigade[2]
  • 1 support brigade[2]
  • 1 helicopter brigade[2]
  • 1 air defense brigade[2]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^abSaunders et al. 2019,p. 240.
  2. ^abcdefghijkThe International Institute for Strategic Studies 2024,p. 261.
  3. ^Saunders et al. 2019,p. 35.
  4. ^Whitson & Huang 1973.
  5. ^abWhitson & Huang 1973,p. 244.
  6. ^Yoshihara 2022,pp. 66–67.
  7. ^Yoshihara 2022,pp. 68–79.
  8. ^Swaine 1992,p. 82.
  9. ^Richard H. Yang eds. China's Military: The PLA in 1992/1993 (Taipei: Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies; 1993): p. 191-2

Sources

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  • The International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 13, 2024).The Military Balance 2024.London: Routledge.ISBN978-1-032-78004-7.
  • Saunders, Phillip C.; Ding, Arthur S.; Scobell, Andrew; Yang, Andrew N.D.; Joel, Wuthnow, eds. (2019).Chairman Xi Remakes the PLA: Assessing Chinese Military Reforms.Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press.ISBN978-1070233420.
  • Swaine, Michael D. (1992).The Military & Political Succession in China: Leadership Institutions Beliefs(Report). Santa Monica, California: RAND Corporation.ISBN0-8330-1296-7.R-4254-AF.
  • Whitson, William W.; Huang, Chen-hsia (1973).The Chinese High Command: A History of Communist Military Politics, 1927-71.New York: Praeger.ISBN978-1-349-01982-3.
  • Yoshihara, Toshi (2022).Mao's Army Goes To Sea: The Island Campaigns and the Founding of China's Navy.Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.ISBN9781647122829.
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