The 6th Corps() was a military formation of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army
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existed from 1949 to 1952.
Chinese Civil War
The 6th Corps was activated on February 1, 1949, from 6th Column,
Northwest Field Army. Its history could be traced to 3rd Column of Jinsui Military Region formed on November 9, 1947.
The corps took part in the
Chinese Civil War
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under the command of
Northwest Field Army, including the
Yichuan Campaign and
Lanzhou Campaign.
The corps was initially composed of the
16th and
17th Divisions. In May 1949
18th Division was activated.
In September 1949, Independent Division, 6th Corps was activated from absorbed
Republic of China Army
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captives and defectors. Soon after the division was disbanded and being absorbed into 16th and 17th Divisions.
From October 1949, the 18th Division was stationed in
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. In December 1950, the division was renamed to the 4th Public Security Division and detached from the corps.
Moving into Xinjiang
In October 1949, the corps, except its 18th Division moved into Xinjiang.
From November 1949 to January 1950, Headquarters, 6th Corps and 17th Division (except artillery) were deployed into
Dihua by rented
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air transports.
Disbandment
On November 6, 1951, Headquarters, 6th Corps was converted to Air Force Command,
Northwestern Military Region. In June 1952 the corps was formally disbanded.
*16th Division was demobilized as
5th Xinjiang Agriculture Construction Division;
*17th Division was demobilized as
6th Xinjiang Agriculture Construction Division.
References
Further reading
*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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Military units and formations established in 1949
Military units and formations disestablished in 1952
1949 establishments in China
1952 disestablishments in China
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