The 89th Division ()(2nd formation) was a military formation of the
People's Liberation Army
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After the
89th Division (1st Formation) re-organized into 1st Air Desant Brigade, in July 1950, 89th Division was re-activated.
In October 1950, the division entered Korea as a part on
People's Volunteer Army. It was a component of the
26th Corps, composed of the
265th,
266th, and
267th Regiments.
Two PLA divisions, the 89th and
79th, attacked the
5th Marine Regiment west of the
Chosin Reservoir in the
Yudam-ni area. The marines killed the Chinese by the hundreds but were in danger of being cut off from the division headquarters at
Hagaru-ri, at the southern end of the reservoir.
The division suffered heavy casualties during the
Battle of Chosin Reservoir. After that it was pulled back from the front and disbanded in February 1951. The 89th Division's last fate was to be assigned as a reinforcing division to the
20th Corps.
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Infantry divisions of the People's Volunteer Army
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Military units and formations established in 1950
Military units and formations disestablished in 1951