The 50th Division () was created in February 1949 under ''the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army'', issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948,
[《中央军委关于统一全军组织及部队番号的规定》, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_7254c7350100xb56.html] basing on the 32nd Brigade, 11th Column of PLA
Zhongyuan Field Army. Its history could be traced to 2nd Independent Brigade of Jiluyu Military District formed in June 1947.
The division was part of
17th Corps. Under the flag of 50th division 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 ...
. On January 12, 1951, its 148th Regiment was transferred to
46th Division of
16th Corps. On March 13, 1952, the division was disbanded. Its 149th Regiment became 323rd Artillery Regiment,
49th Division, and its 150th Regiment became 17th Regiment of
6th Railway Engineer Division.
As of early 1951 division was composed of:
*148th Regiment;
*149th Regiment;
*150th Regiment.
References
*中国人民解放军各步兵师沿革，http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_a3f74a990101cp1q.html
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Infantry divisions of the People's Liberation Army
Military units and formations established in 1949
Military units and formations disestablished in 1952