Chengdu Military Region

Chengdu Military Region

Chengdu Military Region (highlighted)
Simplified Chinese 成都军区
Traditional Chinese 成都軍區

The Chengdu Military Region was one of seven military districts and is located in the southwest of the People's Republic of China, covering Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and the Xizang/Tibet Autonomous Region. It includes some of the area previously within the Kunming Military Region and has its headquarters in Chengdu. It was probably established in 1955.

The Tibet Military Region was reduced to the status of a district in 1971.[1]

The region was disbanded during the 2015 People's Republic of China military reform, become part of the Western Theater Command.

Organisation

In 2005, the International Institute for Strategic Studies attributed the region with some 180,000 personnel, with four motorised infantry divisions, one artillery division, two armoured brigades, one artillery brigade, and two anti-aircraft brigades.

Blasko estimated in 2013 that the region consisted of the:[2]

In 2009 Sino-Defence.com also said an Engineer Regiment, a Signal Regiment, and an Electronic Warfare Regiment were part of the army. The 149th Division joined the reorganising 13th Group Army on the disbandment of the 50th Army in 1985.

In 2009 Sino-Defence.com said also a Signal Regiment, an Engineer Regiment, and a Pontoon Bridge Regiment were part of the army.

Also reported are the 38th and 41st Armed Mobile Police Divisions of the People's Armed Police.

The military districts that fall within the Chengdu Military Region are:

Current officers

Lieutenant General (zhong jiang)Yang Jinshan served as the Deputy Commander of Chengdu Military Region between July 2013 to October 2014, and Commander of Tibet Military District from December 2009 to July 2013.[4]

Nickname

Organizations affiliated with the Chengdu Military Region often use the nickname "banner" (Chinese: 战旗; pinyin: zhànqí; literally: "battle flag"), including the Banner Performance Troupe (Chinese: 战旗文工团) and the Banner Newspaper (Chinese: 战旗报).

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Resistance and Reform in Tibet By Robert Barnett, Shirin Akiner, 296.
  2. ↑ Blasko, Dennis J. (2013). The Chinese Army Today: Tradition and Transformation for the 21st Century. Routledge. p. 101. ISBN 9781136519970.
  3. ↑ http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1279850/war-hero-li-zuocheng-appointed-top-pla-post
  4. ↑ 成都军区副司令员杨金山严重违纪被开除党籍 (in Chinese). Tencent. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Sources

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