The 14th Army Group () was a field formation of the

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during the

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. It was organized in March 1949. At its activation, the Army Group's commander was

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, commissar was

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, 1st deputy commander

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, deputy commissar

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. The Army Group was composed of 39th, 41st, and 42nd Corps. In July 1949, roughly 3 months after its activation, the 14th Army Group was inactivated and converted as headquarters,

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. It should be clearly noted that William W. Whitson, writing with Chen-Hsia Huang in ''The Chinese High Command'', 1972, lists a 14th ''Army'' (rather than Army ''Group'') under the

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in the June–September 1949 period, and gives its composition as the 48th Corps (142nd, 143rd, and 144th Divisions) and the 54th Corps (160th, 161st, and 162nd Divisions). He lists the commander during that period as Ch'en Ch'i-han.William W. Whitson, with Chen-hsia Huang. (1973) ''The Chinese high command; a history of Communist military politics, 1927-71''. Foreword by Lucian W. Pye, Chart H, page 322.

References

Bibliography

*William W. Whitson, with Chen-hsia Huang. (1973) ''The Chinese high command; a history of Communist military politics, 1927-71''. Foreword by Lucian W. Pye.

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*陆军军史：中国人民解放军第14兵团, http://www.360doc.com/content/12/0825/00/436642_232190707.shtml Land forces units and formations of the People's Republic of China Military units and formations established in 1949 Military units and formations disestablished in 1949 {{mil-unit-stub