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class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">February 1, 1947–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">People's Republic of China</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Ground_Force_Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/21px-Ground_Force_Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Ground_Force_Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Ground_Force_Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Ground_Force_Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/43px-Ground_Force_Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Ground Force">People's Liberation Army Ground Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Army_groups_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Army groups of China">Group army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Theater_Command" title="Eastern Theater Command">Eastern Theater Command</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Huzhou" title="Huzhou">Huzhou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zhejiang" title="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">“天下第一军”<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War" title="Second Sino-Japanese War">Second Sino-Japanese War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Long_March" title="Long March">Long March</a><br /><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War" title="Chinese Civil War">Chinese Civil War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chamdo" title="Battle of Chamdo">Battle of Chamdo</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(in Korea until 1958)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sino-Vietnamese_War" title="Sino-Vietnamese War">Sino-Vietnamese War</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Current<br />commander</th><td class="infobox-data">Major General Gu Zhong</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Political Commissar</th><td class="infobox-data">Major General Li Weiguo</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/He_Long" title="He Long">He Long</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Zongxun" title="Zhang Zongxun">Zhang Zongxun</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Fu_Quanyou" title="Fu Quanyou">Fu Quanyou</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/NATO_Joint_Military_Symbology" title="NATO Joint Military Symbology">NATO Map Symbol</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:72nd_Group_Army_NATO_Map_Symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/72nd_Group_Army_NATO_Map_Symbol.svg/150px-72nd_Group_Army_NATO_Map_Symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/72nd_Group_Army_NATO_Map_Symbol.svg/225px-72nd_Group_Army_NATO_Map_Symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/72nd_Group_Army_NATO_Map_Symbol.svg/300px-72nd_Group_Army_NATO_Map_Symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="255" data-file-height="192" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>72nd Group Army</b> (<a href="/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hans">第七十二集团军</span>; <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">Dì Qīshí'èr Jítuánjūn</span></i>), <a href="/wiki/Military_unit_cover_designator" title="Military unit cover designator">Unit</a> 31657, formerly the <b>1st Group Army</b>, is a military formation of the Chinese <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force" title="People's Liberation Army Ground Force">People's Liberation Army Ground Forces</a> (PLAGF). The 71st Group Army is one of thirteen total <a href="/wiki/Army_groups_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Army groups of China">group armies</a> of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of ground forces in the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">People's Republic of China</a>, and one of three assigned to the nation's <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Theater_Command" title="Eastern Theater Command">Eastern Theater Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Huzhou" title="Huzhou">Huzhou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zhejiang" title="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</a>, the unit's primary mission is likely preparation for conflict in or about the <a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Strait" title="Taiwan Strait">Taiwan Strait</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=72nd_Group_Army&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1st Group Army traces its origins back to the activation of the "2nd Red Army" in 1930 in <a href="/wiki/Hunan" title="Hunan">Hunan</a>. As the 358th Brigade of the 120th Division of the <a href="/wiki/8th_Route_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="8th Route Army">8th Route Army</a> the unit took part in the <a href="/wiki/Long_March" title="Long March">Long March</a>. In 1946 the brigade was reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Column of the <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Field_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Northwest Field Army">Northwest Field Army</a>. The 1st Column was reorganized and redesignated as the 1st Corps on February 1, 1947, composed of the 358th Brigade, the 1st Independent Brigade and the 7th Brigade. In 1949 the unit was again reorganized and comprised the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War" title="Chinese Civil War">Chinese Civil War</a> the 1st Corps took part in the battles for Shanzong, Fumei, and Longdong. </p><p>The 3rd Division was inactivated in 1952 and the 1st and 3rd Corps were reorganised and combined to form the 1st Corps with the 1st, 2nd, and 7th Divisions subordinate. <a href="/wiki/3rd_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">7th Division</a> absorbed <a href="/wiki/9th_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="9th Division (People's Republic of China)">9th Division</a>, and was transferred to 1st Army, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Division_(1st_Formation)(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">8th Division</a> was absorbed by <a href="/wiki/2nd_Armed_Police_Mobile_Division" title="2nd Armed Police Mobile Division">2nd Division</a>, 1st Corps. </p><p>Elements of the Corps arrived in Korea in April 1953. The corps was assigned to the Peking area on its return from Korea in 1958, but then arrived in the <a href="/wiki/Kaifeng" title="Kaifeng">Kaifeng</a> area in March 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/181st_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="181st Division (People's Republic of China)">181st Division</a> joined the army in September 1985. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Infantry Division (People's Republic of China)">2nd Infantry Division</a> of the 1st Group Army conducted routine and field training in the Langxi area of the Anhui Province from early July 1991 until October 1991. An artillery brigade organic to the 1st Division of the 1st Group Army conducted offensive exercises and joint army and air force training including signal exercises, river crossing, infantry and armor maneuvers and counter-airborne operations in the Anhui Province bordering Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu Provinces from early August to late October 1991. In late February 1992 the 2nd Division conducted routine training and marching and field training exercises in West Village, Guangde Xian, Anhui Province.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2nd Division was transferred to the People's Armed Police to become the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Armed_Police_Mobile_Division" title="2nd Armed Police Mobile Division">8690 Unit</a> in the 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="21st_century">21st century</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=72nd_Group_Army&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2006 Blasko reported that it comprised the <a href="/wiki/1st_Amphibious_Mechanized_Infantry_Division" title="1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division">1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hangzhou" title="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</a>), <a href="/wiki/3rd_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jinhua" title="Jinhua">Jinhua</a>, Zhejiang), an unidentified armored division at <a href="/wiki/Suzhou" title="Suzhou">Suzhou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jiangsu" title="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</a>, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Artillery_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Artillery Division (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">9th Artillery Division</a> at Wuxi, Jiangsu, and an unidentified air defense brigade at Zhenjiang, <a href="/wiki/Jiangsu" title="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2013 Blasko had amended his description and identified the armored division as the <a href="/wiki/10th_Armoured_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="10th Armoured Division (People's Republic of China)">10th Armoured Division (People's Republic of China)</a>, as well as adding the 5th Army Aviation Regiment at Nanjiang, Jiangsu.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An unidentified artillery division, probably the unit attached to the 1st Group Army as it is the only artillery division in the Nanjing MR, conducted tactical demonstrations in the East Anhui Mountains in late Fall 2002. The drills included simulated amphibious warfare operations as the unit conducted landing drills and during the course of the exercise had to choose an alternate landing site as the original site had "been destroyed". The unit was able to conduct fire support missions within eleven minutes of landing relocated to avoid counter-battery fires.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 72nd Group Army appears to comprise six <a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">combined-arms</a> <a href="/wiki/Maneuver_warfare" title="Maneuver warfare">maneuver</a> <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigades</a>, which includes one heavy (<a href="/wiki/Armoured_warfare" title="Armoured warfare">armored</a>), two medium (<a href="/wiki/Mechanized_infantry" title="Mechanized infantry">mechanized</a>)，two amphibious and one light (<a href="/wiki/Motorized_infantry" title="Motorized infantry">motorized</a>) brigade，each brigade leads four combined-arms <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalions</a>. These combined arms brigades are the PLAGF's basic operational unit, likely following the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>' and later <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia's</a> transition from division-centric warfare to brigade-centric warfare. The 72nd Group Army also commands six combat support brigades.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2017, the 72nd Group Army commands the following subordinate units.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Amphibious_Combined-Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Amphibious Combined-Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">5th Amphibious Combined-Arms Brigade</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B%E9%99%86%E5%86%9B%E5%90%88%E6%88%90%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%94%E6%97%85" class="extiw" title="zh:中国人民解放军陆军合成第五旅">zh</a>]</span> (<a href="/wiki/Type_05_amphibious_fighting_vehicle" title="Type 05 amphibious fighting vehicle">ZTD-05</a>, <a href="/wiki/Type_05_amphibious_fighting_vehicle" title="Type 05 amphibious fighting vehicle">ZBD-05</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Heavy_Combined-Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Heavy Combined-Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">10th Heavy Combined-Arms Brigade</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B%E9%99%86%E5%86%9B%E5%90%88%E6%88%90%E7%AC%AC%E5%8D%81%E6%97%85" class="extiw" title="zh:中国人民解放军陆军合成第十旅">zh</a>]</span> (<a href="/wiki/Type_96_tank" title="Type 96 tank">ZTZ-96A</a>, <a href="/wiki/ZBD-04" title="ZBD-04">ZBD-04</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=34th_Medium_Combined-Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="34th Medium Combined-Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">34th Medium Combined-Arms Brigade</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B%E9%99%86%E5%86%9B%E5%90%88%E6%88%90%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E5%8D%81%E5%9B%9B%E6%97%85" class="extiw" title="zh:中国人民解放军陆军合成第三十四旅">zh</a>]</span> (<a href="/wiki/Type_08" title="Type 08">ZTL-11D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Type_08" title="Type 08">ZTL-08</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=85th_Medium_Combined-Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="85th Medium Combined-Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">85th Medium Combined-Arms Brigade</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B%E9%99%86%E5%86%9B%E5%90%88%E6%88%90%E7%AC%AC%E5%85%AB%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%94%E6%97%85" class="extiw" title="zh:中国人民解放军陆军合成第八十五旅">zh</a>]</span> (<a href="/wiki/Type_08" title="Type 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href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B%E9%99%86%E5%86%9B%E5%90%88%E6%88%90%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%8C%E5%9B%9B%E6%97%85" class="extiw" title="zh:中国人民解放军陆军合成第一二四旅">zh</a>]</span> (ZTD-05, ZBD-05)</li> <li>72nd Special Operations Brigade</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=72nd_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="72nd Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">72nd Artillery Brigade</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B%E9%99%86%E5%86%9B%E7%82%AE%E5%85%B5%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%83%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%8C%E6%97%85" class="extiw" title="zh:中国人民解放军陆军炮兵第七十二旅">zh</a>]</span></li> <li>72nd Air Defense Brigade</li> <li>72nd Army Aviation Brigade (<a href="/wiki/Mil_Mi-17" title="Mil Mi-17">Mi-17</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harbin_Z-9" title="Harbin Z-9">Z-9</a>, <a href="/wiki/CAIC_Z-10" 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lang="zh-Hans">野战军</span></span> (1949–50)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Field_Army" title="First Field Army">Northwestern - First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Field_Army" title="Second Field Army">Zhongyuan - Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Field_Army" title="Third Field Army">Huazhong - Huadong - Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Field_Army" title="Fourth Field Army">Northeastern - Fourth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Army_groups_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Army groups of China">Army Groups</a> - <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">兵团</span></span> (1948–55)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">军</span></span> (1948–52)<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Infantry_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Infantry Corps (page does not exist)">Infantry Corps</a> - <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">步兵军</span></span> (1952–60)<br /><a href="/wiki/Army_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Corps">Army Corps</a> - <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">陆军军</span></span> (1960-85)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Group Army">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="3rd Corps (People's Republic of 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href="/wiki/18th_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="18th Corps (People's Republic of China)">18th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=19th_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="19th Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">19th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Group_Army" title="20th Group Army">20th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="21st Group Army">21st</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=22nd_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="22nd Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">22nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="23rd Army (People's Republic of China)">23rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Group_Army" title="24th Group Army">24th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=25th_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="25th Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">25th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="26th Army (People's Republic of China)">26th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Group_Army" title="27th Group Army">27th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Group_Army" title="28th Group Army">28th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="29th Corps (People's Republic of China)">29th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="30th Army (People's Republic of China)">30th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="31st Group Army">31st</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=32nd_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="32nd Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">32nd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=33rd_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" 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title="61st Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">61st</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=62nd_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="62nd Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">62nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="63rd Corps (People's Republic of China)">63rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="64th Army (People's Republic of China)">64th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="65th Group Army">65th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="66th Corps (People's Republic of China)">66th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/67th_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="67th Army (People's Republic of China)">67th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=68th_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="68th Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">68th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=69th_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="69th Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">69th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=70th_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="70th Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">70th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Independent_Division_of_Northwestern_Military_Region&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Independent Division of Northwestern Military Region (page does not exist)">1st Independent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Agricultural_Construction_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="1st Agricultural Construction Division (People's Republic of China)">2nd Independent</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Independent_Corps_of_Northwestern_Military_Region&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Independent Corps of Northwestern Military Region (page does not exist)">3rd Independent</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Temporary_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Temporary Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">10th Temporary</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Temporary_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Temporary Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">11th Temporary</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Temporary_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Temporary Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">12th Temporary</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Temporary_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Temporary Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">13th Temporary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Army_groups_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Army groups of China">Group armies</a> - <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">陆军集团军</span></span> (1985–2017)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Group Army">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Group Army">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="13th Group Army">13th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Army_(People%27s_Liberation_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="14th Army (People's Liberation Army)">14th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="16th Group Army">16th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Group_Army" title="20th Group Army">20th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="21st Group Army">21st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="23rd Army (People's Republic of China)">23rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="24th Army (People's Republic of China)">24th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="26th Army (People's Republic of China)">26th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Group_Army" title="27th Group Army">27th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Group_Army" title="28th Group Army">28th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="31st Group Army">31st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="38th Group Army">38th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="39th Group Army">39th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Group_Army" title="40th Group Army">40th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="41st Group Army">41st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="42nd Group Army">42nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Group_Army" title="47th Group Army">47th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="54th Group Army">54th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="63rd Army (People's Republic of China)">63rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="64th Army (People's Republic of China)">64th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Group_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="65th Group Army">65th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/67th_Army_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="67th Army (People's Republic of China)">67th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Army_groups_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Army groups of China">Group Armies</a> - <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">陆军集团军</span></span> (2017–)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/71st_Group_Army" title="71st Group Army">71st</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">72nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73rd_Group_Army" title="73rd Group Army">73rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/74th_Group_Army" title="74th Group Army">74th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/75th_Group_Army" title="75th Group Army">75th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/76th_Group_Army" title="76th Group Army">76th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/77th_Group_Army" title="77th Group Army">77th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/78th_Group_Army" title="78th Group Army">78th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/79th_Group_Army" title="79th Group Army">79th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/80th_Group_Army" title="80th Group Army">80th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/81st_Group_Army" title="81st Group Army">81st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/82nd_Group_Army" title="82nd Group Army">82nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/83rd_Group_Army" title="83rd Group Army">83rd</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air Force Corps - <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">空军军</span></span> (1957-)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">10th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Air_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="13th Air Force Corps (People's Republic of China)">13th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PLAAF_Airborne_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="PLAAF Airborne Corps">15th Airborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PLAAF_Airborne_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="PLAAF Airborne Corps">Airborne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air Defense Force Corps - <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">防空军军</span></span> (1955-57)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Air_Defense_Force_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="1st Air Defense Force Corps (People's Republic of China)">1st</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Railway Corps - <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans">铁道兵军</span></span> (1956-58)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Railway_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="1st Railway Corps (People's Republic of China)">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Railway_Corps_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="2nd Railway Corps (People's Republic of 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Ground Force">PLAGF Headquarters</a><br />directly subordinate units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Xinjiang_Military_District" title="Xinjiang Military District">Xinjiang Military District</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/4th_Motorized_Infantry_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="4th Motorized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China)">4th Combined Arms Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Mechanized_Infantry_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Mechanized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China)">6th Combined Arms Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Motorized_Infantry_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="8th Motorized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China)">8th Combined Arms Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Motorized_Infantry_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="11th Motorized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China)">11th Combined Arms Division</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=84th_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="84th Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">84th Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=84th_Air_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="84th Air Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">84th Air Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=84th_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="84th Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">84th Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=84th_Army_Aviation_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="84th Army Aviation Brigade (page does not exist)">84th Army Aviation Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Military_District" title="Tibet Military District">Tibet Military District</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/52nd_Mountain_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="52nd Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">52nd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_Mountain_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="53rd Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">53rd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=54th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="54th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">54th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=85th_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="85th Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">85th Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=85th_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="85th Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">85th Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=85th_Army_Aviation_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="85th Army Aviation Brigade (page does not exist)">85th Army Aviation Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=85th_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="85th Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">85th Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=85th_Air-Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="85th Air-Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">85th Air-Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=85th_Engineering_and_Chemical_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="85th Engineering and Chemical Brigade (page does not exist)">85th Engineering and Chemical Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Electronic_Countermeasures_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Electronic Countermeasures Brigade (page does not exist)">7th Electronic Countermeasures Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Motorized_Transport_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Motorized Transport Brigade (page does not exist)">5th Motorized Transport Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Beijing_Garrison" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing Garrison">Beijing Garrison</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Guards_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Guards Division (People's Republic of China) (page does not exist)">1st Guards Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Guard_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="3rd Guard Division (People's Republic of China)">3rd Guards Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Theater_Command" title="Eastern Theater Command">Eastern Theater Command</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Theater_Command_Ground_Force" title="Eastern Theater Command Ground Force">Ground Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/71st_Group_Army" title="71st Group Army">71st Group Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Armored_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="2nd Armored Brigade (People's Republic of China)">2nd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=35th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="35th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">35th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=160th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="160th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">160th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=178th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="178th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">178th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/179th_Combined_Arms_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="179th Combined Arms Brigade">179th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/235th_Mechanized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="235th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">235th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=71st_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="71st Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">71st Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=71st_Air_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="71st Air Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">71st Air Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=71st_Army_Aviation_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="71st Army Aviation Brigade (page does not exist)">71st Army Aviation Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=71st_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="71st Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">71st Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=71st_Engineer-NBC_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="71st Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">71st Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=71st_Service_Support_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="71st Service Support Brigade (page does not exist)">71st Service Support Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">72nd Group Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/5th_Tank_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="5th Tank Division (People's Republic of China)">5th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Armored_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="10th Armored Brigade (People's Republic of China)">10th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=34th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="34th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">34th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=85th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="85th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">85th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=90th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="90th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">90th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/124th_Amphibious_Mechanized_Infantry_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="124th Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China)">124th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=72nd_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="72nd Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">72nd Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=72nd_Air_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="72nd Air Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">72nd Air Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=72nd_Army_Aviation_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="72nd Army Aviation Brigade (page does not exist)">72nd Army Aviation Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=72nd_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="72nd Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">72nd Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=72nd_Engineer-NBC_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="72nd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">72nd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=72nd_Service_Support_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="72nd Service Support Brigade (page does not exist)">72nd Service Support Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/73rd_Group_Army" title="73rd Group Army">73rd Group Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">3rd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">14th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/86th_Motorized_Infantry_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="86th Motorized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China)">86th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=91st_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="91st Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">91st Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=92nd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="92nd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">92nd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=145th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="145th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">145th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=73rd_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="73rd Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">73rd Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=73rd_Air_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="73rd Air Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">73rd Air Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=73rd_Army_Aviation_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="73rd Army Aviation Brigade (page does not exist)">73rd Army Aviation Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=73rd_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="73rd Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">73rd Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=73rd_Engineer-NBC_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="73rd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">73rd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=73rd_Service_Support_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="73rd Service Support Brigade (page does not exist)">73rd Service Support Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Theater_Command" title="Southern Theater Command">Southern Theater Command</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Southern_Theater_Command_Ground_Force" title="Southern Theater Command Ground Force">Ground Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/74th_Group_Army" title="74th Group Army">74th Group Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Amphibious_Mechanized_Infantry_Division" title="1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division">1st Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=16th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="16th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">16th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=125th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="125th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">125th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=132nd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="132nd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">132nd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=154th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="154th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">154th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=163rd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="163rd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">163rd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=74th_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="74th Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">74th Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=74th_Air_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="74th Air Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">74th Air Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=74th_Army_Aviation_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="74th Army Aviation Brigade (page does not exist)">74th Army Aviation Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=74th_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="74th Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">74th Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=74th_Engineer-NBC_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="74th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">74th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=74th_Service_Support_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="74th Service Support Brigade (page does not exist)">74th Service Support Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/75th_Group_Army" title="75th Group Army">75th Group Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/31st_Motorized_Infantry_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="31st Motorized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China)">31st Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=32nd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="32nd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">32nd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=37th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="37th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">37th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="42nd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">42nd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=122nd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="122nd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">122nd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=123rd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="123rd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">123rd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=121st_Air_Assault_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="121st Air Assault Brigade (page does not exist)">121st Air Assault Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=75th_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="75th Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">75th Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=75th_Air_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="75th Air Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">75th Air Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=75th_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="75th Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">75th Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=75th_Engineer-NBC_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="75th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">75th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=75th_Service_Support_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="75th Service Support Brigade (page does not exist)">75th Service Support Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Garrison" title="Hong Kong Garrison">Hong Kong Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macao_Garrison" title="Macao Garrison">Macau Infantry Battalion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Western_Theater_Command" title="Western Theater Command">Western Theater Command</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Western_Theater_Command_Ground_Force" title="Western Theater Command Ground Force">Ground Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/76th_Group_Army" title="76th Group Army">76th Group Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/12th_Armored_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="12th Armored Brigade (People's Republic of China)">12th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=17th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="17th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">17th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="56th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">56th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=62nd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="62nd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">62nd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/149th_Motorized_Infantry_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="149th Motorized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China)">149th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=182nd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="182nd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">182nd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="76th Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">76th Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Air_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="76th Air Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">76th Air Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Army_Aviation_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="76th Army Aviation Brigade (page does not exist)">76th Army Aviation Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="76th Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">76th Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Engineer-NBC_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="76th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">76th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Service_Support_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="76th Service Support Brigade (page does not exist)">76th Service Support Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/77th_Group_Army" title="77th Group Army">77th Group Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=39th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="39th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">39th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=40th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="40th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">40th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="55th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">55th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=139th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="139th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">139th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=150th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="150th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">150th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=181st_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="181st Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">181st Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=77th_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="77th Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">77th Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=77th_Air_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="77th Air Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">77th Air Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=77th_Army_Aviation_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="77th Army Aviation Brigade (page does not exist)">77th Army Aviation Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=77th_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="77th Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">77th Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=77th_Engineer-NBC_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="77th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">77th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=77th_Service_Support_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="77th Service Support Brigade (page does not exist)">77th Service Support Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theater_Command" title="Northern Theater Command">Northern Theater Command</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theater_Command_Ground_Force" title="Northern Theater Command Ground Force">Ground Force</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/78th_Group_Army" title="78th Group Army">78th Group Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/8th_Armored_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="8th Armored Brigade (People's Republic of China)">8th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=48th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="48th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">48th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_Combined_Arms_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="68th Combined Arms Brigade">68th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/115th_Mechanized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="115th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">115th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=202nd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="202nd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">202nd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=204rd_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="204rd Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">204rd Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=78th_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="78th Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">78th Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=78th_Air_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="78th Air Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">78th Air Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=78th_Army_Aviation_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="78th Army Aviation Brigade (page does not exist)">78th Army Aviation Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=78th_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="78th Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">78th Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=78th_Engineer-NBC_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="78th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">78th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=78th_Service_Support_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="78th Service Support Brigade (page does not exist)">78th Service Support Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/79th_Group_Army" title="79th Group Army">79th Group Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=46th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="46th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">46th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/116th_Mechanized_Infantry_Division_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="116th Mechanized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China)">116th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/119th_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="119th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">119th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/190th_Mechanized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" class="mw-redirect" title="190th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">190th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/191st_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_(People%27s_Republic_of_China)" title="191st Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)">191st Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=200th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="200th Combined Arms Brigade (page does not exist)">200th Combined Arms Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=79th_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="79th Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">79th Artillery Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=79th_Air_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="79th Air Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">79th Air Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=79th_Army_Aviation_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="79th Army Aviation Brigade (page does not exist)">79th Army Aviation Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=79th_Special_Operations_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="79th Special Operations Brigade (page does not exist)">79th Special Operations Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=79th_Engineer-NBC_Defense_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="79th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade (page does not exist)">79th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=79th_Service_Support_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="79th Service Support Brigade (page does not exist)">79th Service Support Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/80th_Group_Army" title="80th Group Army">80th Group Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=47th_Combined_Arms_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" 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