The 10th Tank Division () was formed in August 1967 with the 4th Independent Tank Regiment, 284th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment from the
79th Army Division and the 286th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment from the
81st Army Division.
As of August 28, 1969, the division was composed of:
*37th Tank Regiment (former 4th Independent Tank Regiment);
*38th Tank Regiment (former 284th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment);
*39th Tank Regiment (former 286th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment).
In the 1970s the division maintained as a ''reduced tank division'', which consisted of 2 amphibious tank regiments (37th and 38th, with
Type-63 amphibious tank) and 1 light tank regiment (39th, with
Type 62 light tank).
In December 1969 it moved to
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,
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province.
In early 1976 37th and 38th Tank Regiments detached and renamed as Tank Regiment,
1st Army Corps and Tank Regiment,
60th Army Corps; respectively. The 2nd and 3rd Independent Tank Regiments of Nanjing Military Region attached and renamed as the 37th and 38th Tank Regiments.
In 1982, Armored Infantry Regiment and Artillery Regiment were activated and attached to the division.
By then the division was composed of:
*37th Tank Regiment
*38th Tank Regiment
*39th Tank Regiment
*Armored Infantry Regiment
*Artillery Regiment
From January 1 the division was under command of the 60th Army Corps.
In 1985 the division was transferred to
1st Army after the 60th Army Corps' disbandment.
*The 38th Tank Regiment was disbanded;
*Tank Regiment, 60th Army Corps was attached to the division and reconstituted as the new 38th Tank Regiment.
In 1998 the division was renamed as 10th Armored Division (). The Armored Infantry Regiment was disbanded and absorbed into tank regiments which became armored regiments.
By then the division was composed of:
*37th Armored Regiment
*38th Armored Regiment
*39th Armored Regiment
*Artillery Regiment
Throughout its history, the division was an amphibious unit that may take part in the first-wave assault of
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.
The division was the only armored division deployed south of
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, and its 37th Armored Regiment was the first
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unit of PLA ground force.
In late 2011 the division was split into two: the division itself became the 10th Armored Brigade (), while half of its battalions formed the
178th Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
After the 2017 reform, the brigade was re-organized as the 10th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade ().
References
坦克第10师历史
{{DEFAULTSORT:10th Armoured Brigade (People's Republic Of China)
Armoured brigades of the People's Liberation Army
Military units and formations established in 1967