The 62nd 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 5th Division, 2nd Column of the Huadong Field Army. Its history could be traced to the 5th Brigade, 4th Column of
Eighth Route Army formed in July 1947.
The division was a part of
21st Corps. Under the flag of the 62nd Division took part several major battles during 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 ...
.
In March 1953 the division entered Korea as a part of
People's Volunteer Army. During its deployment in Korean it took part in the
Battle of Kumsong
The Battle of Kumsong, also known as the Jincheng Campaign (), was one of the last battles of the Korean War. During the ceasefire negotiations seeking to end the Korean War, the United Nations Command (UNC) and Chinese and North Korean forces wer ...
. In August 1958 the division returned from Korea and renamed as 62nd Infantry Division().
The division was then composed of:
*184th Infantry Regiment;
*185th Infantry Regiment;
*186th Infantry Regiment;
*342nd Artillery Regiment.
In April 1960 the division was renamed as 62nd Army Division().
In November the division detached from the Corps and was put under direct control of
Lanzhou Military Region, and exchanged its 184th Infantry Regiment with 181st Infantry Regiment from
61st Army Division.
In February 1967, the division returned to
21st Army Corps' control after 21st's redeployment to Lanzhou Military Region.
In December 1969, 342nd Artillery Regiment was renamed as Artillery Regiment, 62nd Army Division.
In late 1975, 181st and 184th Infantry Regiments returned to their parent units.
In 1985 the division was re-organized and renamed as 1st Garrison Division of Lanzhou Military Region()(3rd formation). By then the division was composed of:
*1st Garrison Regiment (former 184th Infantry);
*2nd Garrison Regiment (former 185th Infantry);
*3rd Garrison Regiment (former 186th Infantry);
*Artillery Regiment.
In October 1992 the division was disbanded and reduced as Independent Infantry Regiment of Ningxia Military District().
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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Military units and formations established in 1949
Military units and formations disestablished in 1992