| 78th Group Army | |
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| Active | 2017 - present (16th Gp Army 1949-2017) |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance | Communist Party of China |
| Branch | Army |
| Part of | Northern Theater Command |
| Garrison/HQ |
 Harbin, Heilongjiang |
| March | Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army |
| Engagements |
Chinese Civil War Korean War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Wu Yanan[1] |
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The 78th Group Army is one of the group armies of the People's Liberation Army's Northern Theater Command. It was established in 2017 by seemingly a redesignation of the former 16th Group Army.
Organisation[]
It was composed of the 69th, 46th, 48th,[2] and 4th Armoured Divisions, the 68th brigade and an artillery brigade.
In 2006 the formation consisted of the:
- Headquarters, Changchun, Jilin
- 46th Motorised Infantry Division, Changchun, Jilin
- 48th Motorised Infantry Brigade, Tonghua, Jilin
- 4th Armoured Division, Meihekou, Jilin
- Artillery Brigade, Yanbian, Jilin
- AA Brigade, Changchun, Jilin
(Source Blasko 2006, 76)
In 2013 the formation consisted of the:
- Headquarters, Changchun, Jilin
- 46th Motorized Infantry Division, (Red Army Division) Changchun, Jilin
- 69th Motorized Infantry Division, Harbin, Heilongjiang
- 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade, Tonghua, Jilin
- 68th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China), Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
- 4th Armoured Division, Meihekou, Jilin
- Artillery Brigade, Yanbian, Jilin
- AA Brigade, Changchun, Jilin
Note Blasko 2013 lists the 4th Armoured Division as a division, not as a brigade.
(Source Blasko, Tradition and Transformation of the PLA, 2013, 89)
In 2017 the formation consisted of the:
- Headquarters, Harbin, Heilongjiang[3][4]
- 8th Combined Brigade
- 48th Combined Brigade
- 68th Combined Brigade
- 115th Combined Brigade115th Combined Brigade
- 202nd Combined Brigade
- 204th Combined Brigade
- 78th Special Warfare Brigade(former 67th Brigade)[5]
- 78th Aviation Brigade
- 78th Artillery Brigade[6][7]
- 78th Anti Air Brigade防空第78旅[8]
- 78th Chemical Engineering Brigade[1]
- 78th Brigade Support Battalion
History[]
The origins of this army go back to Nanchang Uprising. After People's Republic of China was established, it belonged to the 62nd Group Army for a while.
On February 19, 1949, column 1 of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region in Henan Shenqiu area became the 16th Army of the People's Liberation Army, was placed under the 5th Corps of the PLA Second Field Army. Yin Xianbing (尹先炳) was appointed army commander.
Notable people[]
People who served in the 16th Group Army include Xu Caihou, a former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "原16军副军长吴亚男少将升任78军军长". 财新网. 2017-05-19. http://china.caixin.com/2017-05-19/101092328.html.
- ↑ http://news.163.com/07/0327/08/3AJ15PJU00011243.html(Chinese)
- ↑ "黑龙江党政领导会见78集团军高层：将全力支持集团军建设". http://www.sohu.com/a/158595389_260616.
- ↑ "军改之后，新调整组建的13个集团军已有7个披露驻地". 澎湃新闻. 2017-08-16. http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1764427.
- ↑ "第78集团军某旅：特战比武超越极限强化意志力". 人民网. 2017-05-15. http://tv.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0515/c67816-29277035.html.
- ↑ "董存瑞生前所在部队已隶属第78集团军". 澎湃新闻. 2017-05-25. http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1693579.
- ↑ "永远和英雄在一起". 人民网. 2015-09-29. http://scitech.people.com.cn/n/2015/0929/c1057-27644324.html.
- ↑ "那些年，我们的暖男班长和暖心排长". 搜狐. 2017-05-23. http://mt.sohu.com/mil/d20170523/142853381_371069.shtml.
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