The 13th Tank Division () was formed in
Taian, Shandong province, on December 3, 1969, from the Independent Tank Regiment of
Fuzhou Military Region
Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Mindong linguistic and cultural region.
Fuzhou's population was 8, ...
, 3rd Independent Tank Regiment of Jinan Military Region.
By then, the division was composed of:
*49th Tank Regiment (former Independent Tank Regiment of Fuzhou Military Region);
*50th Tank Regiment (former 2nd Independent Tank Regiment of Jinan Military Region);
*51st Tank Regiment (former 3rd Independent Tank Regiment of Jinan Military Region).
The division moved to
Pingdingshan
Pingdingshan ( zh, s=平顶山, t=平頂山, p=Píngdǐngshān), also known as Eagle City ( zh, s=鹰城, p=Yīngchéng, t=鷹城), is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, China. It had 4,904,701 inhabitants at the 2010 census who ...
,
Henan
Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...
province, in March 1970 after its formation to reinforce
43rd Army Corps.
In the 1970s the division was maintained as a ''reduced tank division.'' However, it consisted of 3 fully-equipped tank regiments of
Type-59 tanks.
In 1973 the Artillery Regiment of
51st Army Division was attached to the division and renamed Artillery Regiment, 13th Tank Division.
On January 7, 1976, the division was disbanded. Its 49th Tank Regiment became the Tank Regiment of
20th Army Corps, 50th Tank Regiment became the Tank Regiment of
47th Army Corps, and 51st Tank Regiment became the Tank Regiment of
43rd Army Corps.
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Armored divisions of the People's Republic of China
Military units and formations established in 1969
Military units and formations disestablished in 1976