Western Theater Command Ground Force Explained

Unit Name:	Western Theater Command Ground Force
Motto:	Chinese: 为人民服务 "Serve the People"
Colors:	Red and Green
March:	Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
Commander1 Label:	Commander
Ceremonial Chief:	Lieutenant General Zheng Yanpo
Commander2 Label:	Political Commissar
Dates:	2016–present
Current Commander:	Lieutenant General Yang Yi
Garrison:	Lanzhou, Gansu

Order:	st
Pic:	Map of Western Theatre of PLA.svg
Piccap:	Western Theater Command Ground Force
Picsize:	250px
T:	中國人民解放軍西部戰區陸軍
S:	中国人民解放军西部战区陆军
P:	Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Xībù Zhànqū Lùjūn

The Western Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Western Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Lanzhou, Gansu. The current political commissar is Xu Deqing.

History

The Western Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Lanzhou Military Region and Chengdu Military Region.^[1]

Functional department

• General Staff
• Political Work Department
• Logistics Department
• Equipment department
• Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Direct units

• Qingtongxia Joint Tactic Training Base

Direct troops

Group army

• 76th Group Army (stations in Xining, Qinghai)
• 77th Group Army (stations in Chongzhou, Sichuan)

Other units

• Third Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence
• Third Brigade of Information Support
• Third Brigade of Electronic Warfare
• 53rd Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)
• 54th Brigade, Tibet Military District

List of leaders

Commanders

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Chinese: 何卫东	2019	December 2019
	Chinese: 徐起零	April 2020	June 2021
	杨毅	September 2021

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Chinese: 徐忠波	2016	December 2017	^[2]
	Chinese: 徐德清	April 2018	January 2022	^[3]
	汪志斌	March 2022	December 2023
Zheng Yanpo	郑堰坡	2024

Chief of staffs

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Fan Chengcai	Chinese: 范承才	2016	January 2017
Cao Yimin	Chinese: 曹益民	January 2017		^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Li Xuanliang (Chinese: 李宣良). Zhang Xuanjie (Chinese: 张选杰). Li Qinghua (Chinese: 李清华). http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-01/01/c_1117646667.htm . zh:陆军领导机构火箭军战略支援部队成立大会在京举行 习近平向中国人民解放军陆军火箭军战略支援部队授予军旗并致训词 . xinhuanet.com . 1 January 2016 . 3 September 2021 . zh.
2. News: Lin Zizhen (Chinese: 林子桢). https://china.caixin.com/2016-02-02/100906515.html . zh:徐忠波升任西部战区陆军政委 . caixin.com . 2 February 2016 . 3 September 2021 . zh.
3. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2184443 . zh:徐德清升任西部战区陆军政委，老搭档此前已升北陆司令员 . thepaper . 9 June 2018 . 3 September 2021 . zh.
4. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让). Jiang Ziwen (Chinese: 蒋子文). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1639342 . zh:第21集团军原军长曹益民调任西部战区陆军参谋长 . thepaper . 15 March 2017 . 3 September 2021 . zh.