The 120th Armed Police Division was a division in the
People's Armed Police
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, abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates
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History
The 120th Division was a military formation of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...
as part of the
Chinese People's Volunteers
The People's Volunteer Army (PVA), officially the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV), was the armed expeditionary forces deployed by the People's Republic of China during the Korean War. Although all units in the PVA were actually transferred ...
(CPV) during the
Korean War
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. It had a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the
40th Army, and consisted of the
358th,
359th, and
360th Regiments.
In 1996 it was renamed to the 120th Armed Police Division, also called Unit 8620 and was headquartered in
Xingcheng
Xingcheng (), former name Ningyuan (), is a county-level city under the administration of Huludao, in southwest Liaoning province, China, with a population of approximately 220,000 urban inhabitants, and is located on the Liaodong Bay, i.e. the ...
,
Huludao
Huludao ( zh, s=葫芦岛 , t=葫蘆島 , p=Húludǎo), formerly known as Jinxi () until 1994, is a coastal prefecture-level city in southwestern Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. Its name literally means "Gourd Island", referring t ...
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It consisted of the
355th Armed Police Regiment stationed in
Chaoying,
359th Armed Police Regiment stationed in
Xingcheng
Xingcheng (), former name Ningyuan (), is a county-level city under the administration of Huludao, in southwest Liaoning province, China, with a population of approximately 220,000 urban inhabitants, and is located on the Liaodong Bay, i.e. the ...
,
Huludao
Huludao ( zh, s=葫芦岛 , t=葫蘆島 , p=Húludǎo), formerly known as Jinxi () until 1994, is a coastal prefecture-level city in southwestern Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. Its name literally means "Gourd Island", referring t ...
, the
360th Armed Police Regiment stationed in
Chifeng
Chifeng,; also known as Ulanhad ( (Улаанхад хот), ''Ulaɣanqada qota'', , "red cliff") also known as Ulankhad in Mongolian, is a prefecture-level city in Southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It borders Xilin Gol Le ...
701st Armed Police Regiment stationed in
Xingcheng
Xingcheng (), former name Ningyuan (), is a county-level city under the administration of Huludao, in southwest Liaoning province, China, with a population of approximately 220,000 urban inhabitants, and is located on the Liaodong Bay, i.e. the ...
,
Huludao
Huludao ( zh, s=葫芦岛 , t=葫蘆島 , p=Húludǎo), formerly known as Jinxi () until 1994, is a coastal prefecture-level city in southwestern Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. Its name literally means "Gourd Island", referring t ...
.
In 2017 the division was merged into the
1st Mobile Contingent
The 1st Mobile Corps, also translated as 1st Mobile Contingent, is a corps leader grade formation of China's People's Armed Police (PAP). It was formed in 2017-2018 during PAP reforms from units previously subordinated to PAP mobile divisions.
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References
{{People's Liberation Army Divisions
Units and formations of the People's Armed Police