The 113th Mechanized Infantry Division, now the 113th Medium Combined Arms Brigade, is a military formation of the
People's Liberation Army
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of the
People's Republic of China
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.
The 113th Division () was created on November 1948 under ''the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army'', issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 2nd Division, 1st Column of the Northeastern Field Army. Its history can be traced to the
Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
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taking part in the
Pingjiang uprising in 1928.
Under the command of
38th Corps it took part in the
Chinese civil war
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...
.
Since 1950 it became a military formation of the
People's Volunteer Army
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(Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the
38th Army, consisting of the
337th,
338th, and
339th Regiments.
The 113th Division captured Samso-ri on November 28, 1950, cutting the UN's retreat to Sunchon while the Marines were surrounded at the Chosin, in an attempt to surround and destroy all UN forces in North Korea. However, the UN forces were able to fight their way through Chinese lines and evacuate.
In July 1953 it pulled back from Korea and stationed in
Shenyang Military Region
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.
By then the division was composed of:
*337th Infantry Regiment;
*338th Infantry Regiment;
*339th Infantry Regiment;
*318th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment (attached early 1953);
*393rd Artillery Regiment.
In 1960 it renamed as the 113th Army Division ().
In 1962 the division was designated as a ''"Northern" unit, Catalogue A''.
In 1966 it moved to
Baoding
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,
Hebei
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province with the Corps HQ.
In 1968 it started to convert to a ''northern motorized army division''. All its 3 infantry regiments were converted to motorized units.
In 1969 the 318th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment was renamed as Tank Regiment, 113th Army Division. 393rd Artillery Regiment was renamed as Artillery Regiment, 113th Army Division.
In September 1985 it renamed as the 113th Motorized Infantry Division (), as a ''northern motorized infantry division, catalogue A''. Its Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion was expanded to a regiment.
By then the division was composed of:
*337th Motorized Infantry Regiment;
*338th Motorized Infantry Regiment;
*339th Motorized Infantry Regiment;
*Tank Regiment;
*Artillery Regiment;
*Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment.
From April to June 1989 it took part in the
enforce of martial law and the crackdown of protests in Beijing.
In 1998 the 339th Regiment was disbanded. The Tank Regiment was converted to Armored Regiment, 113th Division.
In 2003 the division was re-equipped with
ZSL-92 wheeled APC and re-organized as a ''light mechanized infantry division''. At the same time the division was renamed as the 113th Mechanized Infantry Division ().
By then the division was composed of:
*337th Mechanized Infantry Regiment;
*338th Mechanized Infantry Regiment;
*Armored Regiment;
*Artillery Regiment;
*Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment.
The unit was active with the
38th Army in the
Beijing Military Region
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(
Central Theater Command
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The International In ...
since 2016) until April 2017.
PLA Ground Forces
113th Combined Arms Brigade
In April 2017 the division was divided into two brigades: the 113th Medium Combined Arms Brigade () and the 151st Heavy Combined Arms Brigade (). The 151st Brigade is still an active part of the 82nd Group Army
The 82nd Group Army (), formerly the 38th Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 82nd Group Army is one of twelve total group armies of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of ground forces ...
(formerly the 38th Group Army), while the 113th Brigade was transferred to the 83rd Group Army
The 83rd Group Army (), formerly the 54th Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 83rd Group Army is one of twelve total group armies of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of ground f ...
(formerly the 54th Group Army). Both armies are under the Central Theater Command
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The International In ...
Ground Force.
References
Infantry divisions of the People's Volunteer Army
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Military units and formations established in 1948
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