Unit Name: | Independent Division of Yunnan Provincial Military District(1979-82) 250th Army Division (1982–85) 1st Garrison Division of Chengdu Military Region(1985-92) |
Dates: | 1979.5 - 1992.10 |
Country: | People's Republic of China |
Branch: | People's Liberation Army |
Type: | Division |
Role: | Infantry |
Command Structure: | 14th Army Corps |
Battles: | Sino-Vietnamese War |
The Independent Division of Yunnan Provincial Military District (2nd Formation) was created on 5 May 1979 basing on the May Seventh Cadre School of Kunming Military Region as a result of Sino-Vietnamese War earlier that year.
On 13 December 1982 it was renamed as 250th Army Division, became the last division formed by PLA ground force.
The division was composed of:
The division was part of 14th Army Corps (now 14th Army). In September 1985 the division was inactivated and renamed as 1st Garrison Division of Chengdu Military Region and transferred to Yunnan Provincial Military District's control. In May 1992 the division was disbanded and merged into Wenshan Military Sub-district.