47th Group Army
| People's Liberation Army 47th Group Army | |
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 People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China | |
| 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.
Officers
[edit]Commanders
[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
References
[edit]| Field Armies - 野战军 (1949–50) | |
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| Army Groups - 兵团 (1948–55) |
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| Corps - 军 (1948–52) Infantry Corps - 步兵军 (1952–60) Army Corps - 陆军军 (1960-85) |
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| Group armies - 陆军集团军 (1985–2017) | |
| Group Armies - 陆军集团军 (2017–) | |
| Air Force Corps - 空军军 (1957-) |
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| Air Defense Force Corps - 防空军军 (1955-57) | |
| Railway Corps - 铁道兵军 (1956-58) | |
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