The 5th Artillery Division() was activated on October 12, 1952 at

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. The divisional headquarters was converted from Headquarters, 146th Division. The division was composed of the 33rd, 34th, 35th, and 50th Artillery Regiments. In 1953, the 33rd Artillery Regiment detached from the division. In 1954, the division organized an advisory group of 500 personnel to Vietnam. From November 1956 to September 1958, the division was deployed to North Korea. 206th Artillery Regiment attached to the division. Upon returning from North Korea, the division stationed in Changli,

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. The division was then composed of: *34th Artillery Regiment - 122 mm Gun D-74 *35th Artillery Regiment - 122 mm Howitzer M-30 *50th Artillery Regiment - ? *206th Artillery Regiment - 132 mm MRL Katyusha In March 1983, the division attached to the 24th Army Corps. In September 1985, the division was reduced and reorganized as the Artillery Brigade, 24th Army().Codification Committee of the Military History of the Twenty-Forth Army, ''Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Lujun Diershisi Jituanjun Junshi'' ilitary History of the Twenty-Forth Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army 1986.12, p.502 In November 2003, as the disbandment of the 24th Army, the brigade was inactivated and later reconstituted as the Reserve Artillery Brigade of Qinhuangdao() in May 2005.

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Artillery divisions Land forces divisions of the People's Liberation Army Military units and formations established in 1952 {{People's Liberation Army Divisions