113th Division (People's Republic Of China)
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The 113th Mechanized Infantry Division, now the 113th Medium Combined Arms Brigade, is a military formation of the
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. The 113th Division () was created in November 1948 under ''the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army'', issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 2nd Division, 1st Column of the Northeastern Field Army. Its history can be traced to the
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taking part in the Pingjiang uprising in 1928. Under the command of 38th Corps it took part in the
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. Since 1950 it became a military formation of the
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(Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the
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with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 38th Army, consisting of the 337th, 338th, and 339th Regiments. The 113th Division captured Samso-ri on November 28, 1950, cutting the UN's retreat to Sunchon while the Marines were surrounded at the Chosin, in an attempt to surround and destroy all UN forces in North Korea. However, the UN forces were able to fight their way through Chinese lines and evacuate. In July 1953 it pulled back from Korea and stationed in
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. By then the division was composed of: *337th Infantry Regiment; *338th Infantry Regiment; *339th Infantry Regiment; *318th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment (attached early 1953); *393rd Artillery Regiment. In 1960 it renamed as the 113th Army Division (). In 1962 the division was designated as a ''"Northern" unit, Catalogue A''. In 1966 it moved to
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province with the Corps HQ. In 1968 it started to convert to a ''northern motorized army division''. All its 3 infantry regiments were converted to motorized units. In 1969 the 318th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment was renamed as Tank Regiment, 113th Army Division. 393rd Artillery Regiment was renamed as Artillery Regiment, 113th Army Division. In September 1985 it renamed as the 113th Motorized Infantry Division (), as a ''northern motorized infantry division, catalogue A''. Its Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion was expanded to a regiment. By then the division was composed of: *337th Motorized Infantry Regiment; *338th Motorized Infantry Regiment; *339th Motorized Infantry Regiment; *Tank Regiment; *Artillery Regiment; *Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment. From April to June 1989 it took part in the enforce of martial law and the crackdown of protests in Beijing. In 1998 the 339th Regiment was disbanded. The Tank Regiment was converted to Armored Regiment, 113th Division. In 2003 the division was re-equipped with ZSL-92 wheeled APC and re-organized as a ''light mechanized infantry division''. At the same time the division was renamed as the 113th Mechanized Infantry Division (). By then the division was composed of: *337th Mechanized Infantry Regiment; *338th Mechanized Infantry Regiment; *Armored Regiment; *Artillery Regiment; *Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment. The unit was active with the 38th Army in the
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since 2016) until April 2017.PLA Ground Forces


113th Combined Arms Brigade

In April 2017 the division was divided into two brigades: the 113th Medium Combined Arms Brigade () and the 151st Heavy Combined Arms Brigade (). The 151st Brigade is still an active part of the
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(formerly the 38th Group Army), while the 113th Brigade was transferred to the
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(formerly the 54th Group Army). Both armies are under the
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Ground Force.


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Infantry divisions of the People's Volunteer Army
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