The 29th Corps () was a military formation of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...
in 1949–50 and 1969–85.
1st Formation
The 29th Corps was activated in February 1949 from 11th Column,
Huadong Field Army Huadong may refer to:
*East China (华东, ''Huádōng'')
* Huadong, Guangdong (花东), a town in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
* Huadong, Guangxi (化峒), a town in Jingxi, Guangxi, China
*Huadong Subdistrict, Huanghua (骅东街道), a subdistric ...
. The Corps was composed of the
85th Division,
86th Division and
87th Division.
The Corps 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 ...
, including the
Battle of Kinmen.
In November 1950 the corps was inactivated and converted as Railway Public Security Command.
*85th Division was transferred to
Huadong Navy Command, later converted to Sailor Infantry Division;
*86th Division was transferred to
PLAAF
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF; ), also known as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the People's Air Force (人民空军), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the regular armed forces of the P ...
and inactivated in 1951;
*87th Division was transferred to Fujian Military Districts control, later converted to 13th Public Security Division.
2nd Formation
Following the
Zhenbao Island Incident,
27th Army Corps and
28th Army Corps stationing in Fujian province moved to northern China to strengthen the defense of Beijing, which left a defense gap in Fujian area for the
Republic of China Army
The Republic of China Army (ROCA), previously known as the Chinese Nationalist Army or Nationalist Revolutionary Army and unofficially as the Taiwanese Army, is the largest branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. An estimated 80% of th ...
. Therefore, in June 1969, 29th Army Corps () was activated in
Lianjiang,
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...
province.
As of its activation, the army corps was composed of:
*
85th Army Division;
*
86th Army Division;
*
87th Army Division.
In November 1969 the Army Corps HQ moved to
Putian
Putian or Putien (, Putian dialect: ''Pó-chéng''), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Xinghua or Hing Hwa (), is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou City to the nor ...
. The Army Corps Headquarters also took command of
92nd Army Division,
2nd Independent Division of Fujian Provincial Military District,
2nd and
3rd Garrison Division of Fuzhou Military Region.
In April 1975, 2nd Independent Division of Fujian Provincial Military District detached from the Army Corps. By then the army corps was composed of:
*85th Army Division;
*86th Army Division;
*87th Army Division;
*2nd Garrison Division of Fuzhou Military Region;
*3rd Garrison Division of Fuzhou Military Region;
*Tank Regiment;
*Artillery Regiment;
*Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.
In August 1985 the army corps was disbanded.
*
85th Army Division was disbanded;
*
86th Army Division was transferred to
31st Army as a ''southern motorized infantry division'';
*
87th Army Division was disbanded.
References
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Military units and formations established in 1949
Military units and formations disestablished in 1985
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