The Reserve Infantry Division of Yanbian() was a reserve infantry formation of the
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, ...
active between 1983 and 1998.
The division, then named as the Reserve Division of Yanbian() was activated in July 1983 in
Yanbian,
Jilin. The division was then composed of:
*1st Regiment -
Tumen
*2nd Regiment -
Helong
Helong (; Chosŏn'gŭl: 화룡; Hangul: 허룽) is a county-level city in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
Helong has three subdis ...
*3rd Regiment
*Artillery Regiment -
Longjing
As of its activation, the division had 13,361 personnel.
The division was redesignated as the Reserve Garrison Division of Yanbian() in 1985, and was further redesignated as the Reserve Infantry Division of Yanbian in 1991.
[敦化市地方志编纂委员会. 敦化市志 1986-2000 2010. pp.363]
In August 1998, the division merged with the 47th Infantry Division as the
47th Reserve Infantry Division of Jilin Provincial Military District.
References
Reserve divisions of the People's Liberation Army
Military units and formations established in 1983
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