Reserve Infantry Division of Yantai explained

Unit Name:	Reserve Division of Yantai (1984-85) Reserve Infantry Division of Yantai(1985–98)
Dates:	1984.6 - 1998.10
Country:	People's Republic of China
Branch:	People's Liberation Army
Role:	Infantry
Size:	Division
Command Structure:	Shandong Provincial Military District
Garrison:	Yantai, Shandong

The Reserve Infantry Division of Yantai was a reserve infantry formation of the People's Liberation Army.

The formation of the Reserve Division of Yantai started in March 1984, at Yantai, Shandong. The division was formally activated on June 14, 1984.^[1] The division was composed of 3 infantry regiments and 1 artillery regiment. In November 1985 the division was redesignated as the Reserve Infantry Division of Yantai.

The division was then composed of:

• 1st Infantry Regiment - Zhaoyuan^[2]
• 2nd Infantry Regiment - Muping^[3]
• 3rd Infantry Regiment
• Artillery Regiment

In October 1998 the division merged with the 76th Infantry Division as the 76th Reserve Infantry Division of Shandong.^{[4] [5]}

References

1. 烟台卫生志编委会. 烟台卫生志[M]. pp.237
2. 招远县县志编纂委员会办公室. 招远县志·军事志 卷二十三[M].pp.11
3. 山东省牟平县县志编纂委员会编 王本世主编. 牟平县志[M]. 1991.pp.228
4. 王田; 陈仁善; 常洪波; 王庆伟; 陈英起.预备役部队风采(九)——山东某陆军预备役步兵师.国防.2008-09-15
5. 山东省地方史志编纂委员会编. 山东省志 军事志 1986-2005[M]. 2013. pp.22