Kinmen Defense Command Explained

Unit Name:Kinmen
Dates:1949–present
Type:Command
Size:about 3,000
Garrison:Kinmen
Nickname:Taiwu Troops
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Commander1:Lieutenant General Li Dingzhong
Commander1 Label:Commander
Commander2:Major General Zhou Guojian
Commander2 Label:Deputy Commander
Commander3:Major General Li Qihuan
Commander3 Label:Chief of Staff

The Kinmen Defense Command (Chinese: 金門防衛指揮部, abbreviated as: Kinmen Defense Command, team name "Taiwu Force") is one of the defense commands under the Army of the Republic of China. Army force in Kinmen County, with a total strength of about 3,000.[1] The commander is a lieutenant general. He is responsible for combat command and military control in the Kinmen area during wartime. In its heyday, the total strength was about 100,000. The team's name was originally "Qingtian" Force", has been responsible for the first-line defense tasks in the free areas of the Republic of China since its establishment. In March 2006, in compliance with the National Defense Organization Law, it was renamed the Kinmen Defense Command . It was formerly known as the Army's Twelfth Corps.

The force maintains troops on Dadan and Erdan Islands.[2]

Organization

Kinmen Defense Command (Chinese: 金門防衛指揮部)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kinmen Defense Command . www.globalsecurity.org . 19 March 2024.
  2. Web site: 行政院全球資訊網 . 2.16.886.101.20003 . Office of Information Services, Executive Yuan . zh-tw . 1 December 2011.