40th Group Army

40th Group Army
Country
Garrison/HQ	Jinzhou, Liaoning
Commanders
Current commander	Zhang Xuefeng (张学锋)
Notable commanders	Han Xianchu

The 40th Group Army is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army. It is located in the Shenyang Military Region.^[1]

History

Korean War

During the Korean War, the 40th Army was part of the People's Volunteer Army. It was composed of the 118th, 119th, and 120th Divisions.^[2]

In the morning of Oct. 25, the 118th Division of the 40th Army ambushed the 3rd Infantry Battalion of ROK 6th Division, destroying the ROK unit as an organized force.^[3]

The 40th Army attacked the 9th and 38th Infantries of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division about eighteen miles northeast of Kunu-ri along the Chongchon River.^[4]

Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989

In May 1989, the 40th Army’s 118th Infantry Division and Artillery Brigade were deployed to Beijing to enforce martial law and suppress the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.^[5]

References

1. PLA Ground Forces Archived August 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
2. Appleman, Roy E. (1992) [1961]. "Chapter XXXIX The Big Question". "South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu". The United States Army in the Korean War. United States Army Center of Military History. p. 768. 20-2-1.
3. Korean War FAQ, from CenturyChina
4. Stewart, Richard W. The Korean War: The Chinese Intervention. United States Army Center of Military History. p. 11. 19-8.
5. (Chinese) Wu Renhua, "进京的戒严部队和进京路线" 《1989天安门事件二十周年祭》系列之十二 Accessed 2013-06-29