The 86th 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 the Huadong Field Army formed in May 1947.
The division was a part with
29th Corps. It took part in several major battles during the
Chinese Civil War
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, including
Lianshui Campaign
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,
Huaihai Campaign,
Shanghai Campaign
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,
Fuzhou Campaign
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and
Zhangxia Campaign.
The division was composed of 256th, 257th and 258th Infantry Regiments.
In June 1950, Artillery Regiment, 86th Division was activated.
In October the 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 ...
control after
29th Corps' disbandment.
In February 1951 the division was inactivated:
*Headquarters, 86th Division was converted to Headquarters,
11th Aviation Division;
*256th and 258th Infantry Regiments were converted to 31st and 33rd Aviation Regiments of
11th Aviation Division, respectively;
*257th Infantry Regiment was converted to 49th Aviation Regiment of
17th Aviation Division;
*Artillery Regiment, 86th Division was converted to 3rd Aviation Prior Course Contingent of the
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 ...
.
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 1951