History

The 149th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army

People's Volunteer Army

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army was the armed forces deployed by the People's Republic of China during the Korean War. Although all units in the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army belonged to the People's Liberation Army , the People's Volunteer Army was separately constituted in order to...

 (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War

Korean War

The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...

 with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 50th Army

50th Army (People's Republic of China)

The 50th Army was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army XIII Army Group, during the Korean War. It was composed of the 148th, 149th, and 150th Divisions....

, consisting of the 445th, 446th, and 447th Regiments.

Current

The unit may now be part of the 13th Group Army in the Chengdu Military Region, as the 149th Motorised Infantry Division.