47th Group Army

People's Liberation Army 47th Group Army
People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China
Active	1948 - 2017
Country	People's Republic of China
Branch	139th Mechanised Infantry Brigade 55th Motorised Infantry Brigade 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade 9th Armoured Brigade 1st Artillery Brigade Anti-Aircraft Brigade
Part of	Lanzhou Military Region
Garrison/HQ	China Shaanxi Xi'an Lintong District
March	Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
Engagements	Long March Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Peng Dehuai Xiao Ke Wang Zhen Liang Xingchu Guo Boxiong Chang Wanquan

The 47th Group Army was a group army (corps-sized formation) of the People's Liberation Army It was stationed at Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi as part of the Lanzhou Military Region.^{[1][dead link]} It was disbanded in 2016-17, during the Chinese military reforms which had begun two years earlier.

The 160th Division was created in March 1949 basing on^{[clarification needed]} the 1st Training Division of Northeastern Military Region. The division became a part of 47th Corps. In August 1949 the division was disbanded.

Officers

Commanders

• Liang Xingchu: 1948-May 1949
• Cao Lihuai: 1949-1952
• Zhang Tianyun: 1952-1956
• Li Huamin: 1956-1960
• Yan Deming: 1960-1964
• Li Yuan: 1964-1975
• Hu Bohua: 1975-1980
• Zhang Defu: 1980
• Dong Zhanlin: 1985
• Qian Shugen: 1985-1992
• Guo Boxiong: 1992-1994
• Zou Gengwang: 1996-2000
• Chang Wanquan: 2000-2002
• Xu Fenlin: 2002-2003
• Peng Yong: 2003-2011
• Cao Yimin: 2011-2013
• Zhang Lianyi: 2013–present

Political commissars

• Zhou Chiping
• Li Renlin
• Liu Xianquan
• Chen Fahong
• Sun Zheng

References

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