Guangzhou Military Region
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The Guangzhou Military Region
is a military administrative region located in the south of the People's Republic of China
. In May 1949, the Central China (Hua Zhong) Military Region (MR) was formed. In March 1955, it was divided into two, the Guangzhou MR and Wuhan MR. When the Wuhan MR was disbanded in August 1985, its troops stationed around the Hubei province were assigned to the Guangzhou MR.
The Guangzhou MR now covers Guangdong
Province, Guangxi
Autonomous Region, Hunan
Province, Hubei
Province, Hainan
Province, Hong Kong
, and Macau (Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hainan Military Districts and the Hong Kong
and Macau garrisons).
There are two Group Armies within the Region, the 41st and 42nd Army
, and the International Institute for Strategic Studies attributes the formation with some 180,000 personnel, with one mechanised division, three motorised infantry divisions, one artillery division, two armoured brigades, one artillery brigade, and two anti-aircraft brigades. The 123rd (Amphibious) Infantry Division (53023) at Guigang
/Guangxi
and 124th Infantry Divisions at Boluo,Guangdong have been identified as Rapid Reaction Units. The Hong Kong garrison includes a brigade with a helicopter unit.
The PLA's 15th Airborne Corps is also located in this MR though not under its command.
Political Officer: Lt. Gen. Wang Jilian
Deputy Commander:Maj. Gen. Zhang Shutian
is a military administrative region located in the south of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. In May 1949, the Central China (Hua Zhong) Military Region (MR) was formed. In March 1955, it was divided into two, the Guangzhou MR and Wuhan MR. When the Wuhan MR was disbanded in August 1985, its troops stationed around the Hubei province were assigned to the Guangzhou MR.
The Guangzhou MR now covers Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
Province, Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
Autonomous Region, Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
Province, Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
Province, Hainan
Hainan
Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...
Province, Hong Kong
People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison
The People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China responsible for defence duties of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since the sovereignty of Hong Kong was returned to the PRC in 1997...
, and Macau (Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hainan Military Districts and the Hong Kong
People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison
The People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison is a garrison of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China responsible for defence duties of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since the sovereignty of Hong Kong was returned to the PRC in 1997...
and Macau garrisons).
There are two Group Armies within the Region, the 41st and 42nd Army
42nd Army (People's Republic of China)
The 42nd Army is a group army - a roughly corps-sized military formation - of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, active since the late 1940s.-History:...
, and the International Institute for Strategic Studies attributes the formation with some 180,000 personnel, with one mechanised division, three motorised infantry divisions, one artillery division, two armoured brigades, one artillery brigade, and two anti-aircraft brigades. The 123rd (Amphibious) Infantry Division (53023) at Guigang
Guigang
Guigang is a prefecture-level city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.-Geography and climate:Guigang is located in central Guangxi province. It is located between Guangxi's five major cities, Nanning, Guilin, Liuzhou, Beihai, and Wuzhou. Its location makes it a major transportation and...
/Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
and 124th Infantry Divisions at Boluo,Guangdong have been identified as Rapid Reaction Units. The Hong Kong garrison includes a brigade with a helicopter unit.
The PLA's 15th Airborne Corps is also located in this MR though not under its command.
Current Officers
- Zhang Qinsheng (Commander), since July 2007
- Ding Shouyue (Deputy Commander) since July 2004
- Gao Chunxiang (Deputy Commander) since April 2004
- Gao Shouwei (Deputy Commander) since February 2004
- Gu Wengen (Deputy Commander) since May 2006
- Lu Dingwen (Deputy Commander) since January 2008
- Ou Jingu (Deputy Commander) since January 2003:
- Su Zhiqian (Deputy Commander) since January 2009
- Wang Jitang (Deputy Commander) since January 2008
- Zhang Shiming (Deputy Commander) since June 2007
- Zheng Qin (Deputy Commander) since January 2008
- Xu Fenlin (Chief-of-Staff) Since February 2008
- Zhang Yang (Political Commissar), since September 2007
- Huang Jiaxiang (Deputy Political Commissar) since January 2006
- Tian Yigong (Deputy Political Commissar) since January 2008
- Zhang Rucheng (Deputy Political Commissar) since July 2007
- Zhou Yuqi (Deputy Political Commissar) since December 2004 (CCa member)
- Zhu Yongqing (Deputy Political Commissar) since March 2003
- Zhang Yang (Political Department Director) since July 2005
Ground Forces
- 41st Group Army (Command Center:LiuzhouLiuzhou-History:thumb|Liuchow in 1945.Liuzhou has a history of more than 2,100 years. The city was founded in 111 B.C. when it was known as Tanzhong....
) consists of 2 divisions and 3 brigades- 121st Mechanized Infantry Division(LiuzhouLiuzhou-History:thumb|Liuchow in 1945.Liuzhou has a history of more than 2,100 years. The city was founded in 111 B.C. when it was known as Tanzhong....
) - 123rd Mechanized Infantry Division(GuigangGuigangGuigang is a prefecture-level city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.-Geography and climate:Guigang is located in central Guangxi province. It is located between Guangxi's five major cities, Nanning, Guilin, Liuzhou, Beihai, and Wuzhou. Its location makes it a major transportation and...
) - Armored Brigade(GuilinGuilinGuilin is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of far southern China, sitting on the west bank of the Li River. Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city...
) - Anti-Aircraft Brigade (HengyangHengyangHengyang is the second largest city of China's Hunan Province. It straddles the Xiang River about 160 km south of Changsha.-History:Its former name was Hengzhou . This was the capital of a prefecture in the Tang Dynasty's Jiangnan and West Jiangnan circuits...
) - Artillery Brigade(LiuzhouLiuzhou-History:thumb|Liuchow in 1945.Liuzhou has a history of more than 2,100 years. The city was founded in 111 B.C. when it was known as Tanzhong....
)
- 121st Mechanized Infantry Division(Liuzhou
- 42nd Group Army42nd Army (People's Republic of China)The 42nd Army is a group army - a roughly corps-sized military formation - of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, active since the late 1940s.-History:...
(Command Center:HuizhouHuizhouHuizhou , historically known as Waichow, is a city located in central Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. Part of the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, Shenzhen...
) consists of 2 divisions and 4 brigades- 124th Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division124th Division (People's Republic of China)The 124th Division was a division deployed by the People's Republic of China. During the Korean War, it was the first Chinese unit to cross the Yalu River.-History:...
(BoluoBoluo CountyBoluo County is a county of Guangdong Province, China. It is under the administration of Huizhou city.-Economy:Boluo County is said to be the home to the country's largest farm for raising the rare "Golden coin turtle" Cuora trifasciata.-Notes:...
) - 163rd Mechanized Infantry Division(ChaozhouChaozhouChaozhou is a city in eastern Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the South China Sea to the southeast...
) - Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Jieyang)
- Special Operation Battalion(GuangzhouGuangzhouGuangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
) - Electronic Warfare Regiment(Huadu)
- 6th Regiment of the Army Aviation(SanshuiSanshuiFor the style of Chinese painting, see Shan ShuiSanshui District , formerly Sanshui City, is a district with about 120,000 inhabitants in Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China...
) - Engineering Regiment(HuizhouHuizhouHuizhou , historically known as Waichow, is a city located in central Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. Part of the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, Shenzhen...
) - Anti-Chemical Warfare Regiment(ShenzhenShenzhenShenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
) - Driver and Medic Training Battalion(DongguanDongguanDongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to...
) - Training Regiment(HuizhouHuizhouHuizhou , historically known as Waichow, is a city located in central Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. Part of the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, Shenzhen...
)
- 124th Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division
Air Force
Commander:Lt. Gen. Han RuijiePolitical Officer: Lt. Gen. Wang Jilian
Deputy Commander:Maj. Gen. Zhang Shutian
- 7th Corps of the Air Force
- 2nd (Fighter) Division : SuixiSuixiSuixi may refer to the following places in China:* Suixi County, Anhui , of Huaibei, Anhui**Suixi Town , seat of Suixi County, Anhui* Suixi County, Guangdong , of Zhanjiang, Guangdong...
, LiuzhouLiuzhou-History:thumb|Liuchow in 1945.Liuzhou has a history of more than 2,100 years. The city was founded in 111 B.C. when it was known as Tanzhong....
Su-27, J-7Chengdu J-7The Chengdu Jian-7 is a People's Republic of China-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2008 it continues to serve, mostly as an interceptor, in several air forces, including China's.-Design and development:... - 9th (Fighter) Division : FoshanFoshanFoshan is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper ....
, ShaoguanShaoguanShaoguan , historically known as Shaokwan and Shao-chow, is a prefecture-level city in the north of Southern China's Guangdong province...
, GuangzhouGuangzhouGuangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
J-8D, J-7B - 35th (Fighter) Division : Chenghai, ShantouShantouShantou , historically known as Swatow or Suátao, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, with a total population of 5,391,028 as of 2010 and an administrative area of...
; Xingning J-10Chengdu J-10The Chengdu J-10 is a multirole fighter aircraft designed and produced by the People's Republic of China's Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force... - 42nd (Fighter) Division : NanningNanningNanning is the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage.-History:...
, Ningming, GuilinGuilinGuilin is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of far southern China, sitting on the west bank of the Li River. Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city...
J-10Chengdu J-10The Chengdu J-10 is a multirole fighter aircraft designed and produced by the People's Republic of China's Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force...
- 2nd (Fighter) Division : Suixi
- Air Force in Wuhan Base
- 13th (Transport) Division : Wangjiadun AirportHankouHankouHankou was one of the three cities whose merging formed modern-day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, China. It stands north of the Han and Yangtze Rivers where the Han falls into the Yangtze...
, DangyangDangyangDangyang City , in Hubei Province, China, lies 70 km east of the Gezhouba Dam on the Yangtze River. During the Western Han Dynasty . Emperor Jing of Han established an administration in Dangyang on an area of 2000 km²...
, KaifengKaifengKaifeng , known previously by several names , is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, Central China. Nearly 5 million people live in the metropolitan area...
Y-7Antonov An-24The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau from 1957.-Design and development:...
, Y-8Shaanxi Y-8The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported...
, IL-76 - 18 (Fighter) Division : Changsha, HengyangHengyangHengyang is the second largest city of China's Hunan Province. It straddles the Xiang River about 160 km south of Changsha.-History:Its former name was Hengzhou . This was the capital of a prefecture in the Tang Dynasty's Jiangnan and West Jiangnan circuits...
J-8D, J-7Chengdu J-7The Chengdu Jian-7 is a People's Republic of China-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2008 it continues to serve, mostly as an interceptor, in several air forces, including China's.-Design and development:...
, Su-30 - 8th (Bomber) Division : LeiyangLeiyangLeiyang is a county-level city in Hengyang, Hunan in China. It has over 1.3 million inhabitants. Cai Lun, the traditionally credited inventor of paper, was born and lived in Leiyang...
, QidongQidongQidong is a county-level city in Jiangsu Province of People's Republic of China. It is located on the north side of the Yangtze River opposite Shanghai. It occupies a total of 1,208square kilometers in land area, with a population of 1,12 million....
H-6, H-6U
- 13th (Transport) Division : Wangjiadun AirportHankou
- 15th Airborne Group Army
- 43rd Airborne Division:KaifengKaifengKaifeng , known previously by several names , is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, Central China. Nearly 5 million people live in the metropolitan area...
, HenanHenanHenan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan... - 44th Airborne Division GuangshuiGuangshuiGuangshui is a Chinese city of approximately 137,000 inhabitants located in Suizhou, Hubei, China.-Kuixing Tower:Kuixing Tower is a historic tower in Guangshui. Built in 1377, the tower stands on a hill overlooking the city. Kuixing is the name of a god who is said to live in the constellation of...
HubeiHubei' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting... - 45th Airborne Division HuangpiHubeiHubei' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
- 43rd Airborne Division:Kaifeng