The 29th Corps () was a military formation of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army
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in 1949–50 and 1969–85.
1st Formation
The 29th Corps was activated in February 1949 from 11th Column,
Huadong Field Army. The Corps was composed of the
85th Division,
86th Division and
87th Division.
The Corps took part in the
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...
, including the
Battle of Kinmen
The Battle of Kinmen ( zh, t=金門戰役), also known as the Battle of Kuningtou ( zh, t=古寧頭之役) or the Battle of Guningtou, was fought in October 1949 on the island of Kinmen (Quemoy), located in the Taiwan Strait, during the final ...
.
In November 1950 the corps was inactivated and converted as Railway Public Security Command.
*85th Division was transferred to
Huadong Navy Command, later converted to Sailor Infantry Division;
*86th Division was transferred to
PLAAF
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and inactivated in 1951;
*87th Division was transferred to Fujian Military Districts control, later converted to 13th Public Security Division.
2nd Formation
Following the
Zhenbao Island Incident
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,
27th Army Corps and
28th Army Corps stationing in Fujian province moved to northern China to strengthen the defense of Beijing, which left a defense gap in Fujian area for the
Republic of China Army
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. Therefore, in June 1969, 29th Army Corps () was activated in
Lianjiang,
Fujian
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province.
As of its activation, the army corps was composed of:
*
85th Army Division;
*
86th Army Division;
*
87th Army Division.
In November 1969 the Army Corps HQ moved to
Putian
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. The Army Corps Headquarters also took command of
92nd Army Division,
2nd Independent Division of Fujian Provincial Military District,
2nd
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Second, Seconds, The Second, or (The) 2nd may also refer to:
Mathematics
* 2 (number), as an ordinal (also written as ''2nd'' or ''2d'')
* Minute and second of arc, ...
and
3rd Garrison Division of Fuzhou Military Region.
In April 1975, 2nd Independent Division of Fujian Provincial Military District detached from the Army Corps. By then the army corps was composed of:
*85th Army Division;
*86th Army Division;
*87th Army Division;
*2nd Garrison Division of Fuzhou Military Region;
*3rd Garrison Division of Fuzhou Military Region;
*Tank Regiment;
*Artillery Regiment;
*Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.
In August 1985 the army corps was disbanded.
*
85th Army Division was disbanded;
*
86th Army Division was transferred to
31st Army as a ''southern motorized infantry division'';
*
87th Army Division was disbanded.
References
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Military units and formations established in 1949
Military units and formations disestablished in 1985
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