The 9th Tank Division () was formed on August 1, 1967 from 236th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment from
31st Army Division, 239th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment from
34th Army Division and 283rd Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment from
179th Army Division.
On August 28, 1969, the division was composed of:
*33rd Tank Regiment (former 236th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment);
*34th Tank Regiment (former 239th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment);
*35th Tank Regiment (former 283rd Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment).
The division moved to
Changzhi,
Shanxi
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province in November 1969 after its formation to reinforce
27th Army Corps.
In the 1970s the division maintained as a ''reduced tank division'', which consisted of 3 under-equipped tank regiments.
In January 1976 the division was disbanded. Its 33rd Tank Regiment became Tank Regiment of
66th Army Corps, 34th Tank Regiment became Tank Regiment of
21st Army Corps and 35th Tank Regiment became Tank Regiment of
28th Army Corps.
References
*中国人民解放军坦克第九师简史, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_a2ded213010137i1.html
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Armored divisions of the People's Republic of China
Military units and formations established in 1967
Military units and formations disestablished in 1976