76th Group Army explained

Unit Name:76th Group Army
Native Name:第七十六集团军
Type:Group army
Dates:1949–present
Command Structure:Western Theater Command
Garrison:Xining, Qinghai
Battles:Long March
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
Chinese Civil War
Korean War
Current Commander:empty
Commander2:Major General Yuan Honggang
Commander2 Label:Political Commissar
Notable Commanders:Peng Xuefeng
Wei Guoqing
Zhang Zhen
Identification Symbol Label:NATO Map Symbol

The 76th Group Army, Unit 31665, formerly the 21st Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 76th Group Army is one of thirteen total group armies of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of ground forces in the People's Republic of China, and one of two assigned to the nation's Western Theater Command.[1]

History

The unit served during the Korean War when it comprised the 61st, 62nd, and 63rd Divisions.

In 2022, the 12th Combined Arms Brigade was reorganized and entirely transferred to the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.

Organization

Notes and References

  1. News: Burke . Edmund J. . 4 February 2019 . Coming to a (New) Theater Near You: Command, Control, and Forces . .