In 1985, after the 23rd Army was organized, how many infantry divisions were organized under its jurisdiction? What are their origins?
In June 1985, the Central Military Commission opened the curtain for the long-term plan for our army's modernization, mechanization and regularization. This streamlined reorganization will adapt the Field Army , which is mainly composed of traditional infantry, into a synthetic army that cooperates with various arms. This is a major highlight.
▲Shenyang Military Region Old Photos
Against this background, the Central Military Commission abolished 11 field troops and retained 24 troops for the reorganization of the group army. The 23rd Army of the Shenyang Military Region is one of them. After the 23rd Army was organized, there were three infantry divisions under its jurisdiction.
So, what are the origins of each infantry division? The specific situation is as follows:
67th Division (Northern Division B);
In May 1946, the 1st Brigade of the First Division of the Central China Field Army (the first military and political officer of Zhang Zhendong and Lu Sheng ) was officially established, with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd regiments under its jurisdiction. The sources of each regiment are shown in the figure below:
▲Source of each regiment of the First Brigade of the First Division of the Central China Field Army were briefly
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the regiments of the First Brigade gave Japanese, puppet and stubborn major killings and injuries behind enemy lines, and obtained all-round training and gradually grew into a "sharp knife force" that can attack and defend well.
In January 1947, the Central Military Commission established the 4th Column of the East China Field Army based on the First Division of the Central China Field Army, and the 1st Brigade was also renamed the 10th Division ( has the 28th, 29th and 30th Regiments ).
In February 1949, the 4th Column of the East China Field Army was renamed the 23rd Army, and the 10th Division launched the 67th Division with a new number. The military and political chief officers were adjusted to Du Ping and Li Binshan, and the 199th, 200th and 201st Regiments.
▲Duping
During the Liberation War, the 67th Division and its predecessors performed remarkable in major battles such as Suzhou-zhong Seven Battles and Seven Wins, Lunnan , Laiwu, Menglianggu, East Henan , Huaihai , Crossing the River, and Shanghai, killing, wounding, and capturing more than 70,000 enemies.
In August 1952, it was transferred to the 202nd Regiment of the 68th Division and was renamed the 199th Regiment ( was revoked, the regiment headquarters was transferred to the navy, and the rest went to the 200th and 201st Regiments ). During the same period, the 67th Division formed the Artillery Regiment and . In September, the 67th Division entered North Korea to participate in the war.
▲Old photos of veterans of the 67th Division of the 23rd Army of the Shenyang Military Region
In March 1958, after the 67th Division returned to China, it was transferred to the Shenyang Military Region. In March 1969, the 67th Division seized the Soviet army's most elite star weapon at that time - T-62 tank . In September 1985, the 67th Division carried out the organization of the Northern Type B Infantry Division in a million-dollar disarmament.
68th Division (Northern Division B);
In February 1943, the Yangtze River Detachment of the 7th Division of the New Fourth Army was established, and Lin Weixian took the military and political leadership shouldered. In May 1945, based on the main force of the Yangtze River Detachment, the 19th Brigade of the 7th Division of the New Fourth Army was established. The deputy chief of staff of the division, Lin Weixian, also served as the brigade commander and Huang Marsung as the political commissar, and under the jurisdiction of the 55th, 58th and 57th Regiments.
In January 1947, the brigade was renamed the 19th Division of the 7th Column of the East China Field Army, and the number system of the regiments under its jurisdiction remained unchanged. In February 1949, the 19th Division of the 7th Column of the East China Field Army was renamed the 73rd Division of the 25th Army (Military and Political Officers of the were Wang Peichen and Xiao Xuelin ), and it was under the jurisdiction of the 217th, 218th and 219th Regiments.
▲ East China Field Army related cultural relics
During the War of Liberation, the 73rd Division (including its predecessor troops) participated in Subei, Laiwu, Menglianggu, Linqu , Jiaodong Defense Battle , Huaihai, Crossing the River, Shanghai and other battles, annihilated more than 36,000 enemies. A heroic model group represented by Hua Guoyou, Xu Baihua, Tao Renyi and Li Shizhao emerged.
In July 1952, the 73rd Division was reorganized into the 23rd Army, and then followed the army into North Korea to participate in the war. During his time in Korea, the 73rd Division fought bravely. Taking Yu Shuchang of the 218th Regiment as an example, he was not afraid of sacrifice and was willing to contribute, and shouted the tragic slogan of "fire at me", becoming one of the prototypes of martyr Wang Cheng in " Heroes Children ".
In March 1958, the 73rd Division returned to China with the army and was affiliated with the Shenyang Military Region. In April 1965, the division was changed to the Independent Division of the Heilongjiang Provincial Military Region, with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Infantry Regiments, and the Artillery Regiment was transferred to the direct jurisdiction of the 23rd Army. In February 1968, the division returned to the 23rd Army and restored the numbers of each regiment.
▲The "fighting hero" Leng Pengfei
In March 1969, the 217th Regiment of the 73rd Division participated in the counterattack of Zhenbao Island and defeated "fighting heroes" such as Leng Pengfei, Wang Qingrong, and Hua Yujie. In December, the 73rd Division was renamed the 68th Division, which was under its jurisdiction of the 202nd, 203rd, 204th Regiments and Artillery Regiments. In September 1985, the 68th Division carried out the organization of the Northern Class B Infantry Division.
69th Division (Northern A Division);
In June 1940, the Jiangsu-Anhui Detachment of the New Fourth Army was expanded into the 3rd Column of the Northern Jiangsu Command. In January 1941, the unit was reorganized into the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Division of the New Fourth Army. In 1945, the department was successively reorganized into the 3rd Column of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Military Region of the New Fourth Army and the 8th Column of the Central China Field Army.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the predecessors of the 8th Column fought against Japanese, puppet and stubborn many times in important battles such as Weigang, Guocun, Huangqiao, Xiajiadu, Cheqiao, etc., and heroic individuals and units such as "special combat heroes" Yuan Jinsheng, "Flying General" Chen Futian, and the 7th Regiment of the Tiger Regiment ( series 205th Regiment predecessor ).
In May 1946, the Third Brigade of the First Division of the Central China Field Army was formed with the four main regiments of the former 8th Column. In February 1947, the brigade was renamed the 12th Division of the 4th Column of the East China Field Army. In February 1949, the division was renamed the 69th Division of the 23rd Army, and the first military and political officers were Tan Zhigeng and Wu Hongxiang.
▲Tan Zhigeng
During the Liberation War, the 69th Division (including the predecessor troops) was the main force of the Osaka Department of . In September 1952, the 69th Division followed the army to join the war, and later formed the division's artillery regiment. In March 1958, the 69th Division returned to China. During the period of peaceful construction, the 69th Division planned to study and investigate wars, and focused on military training and tactical reforms from beginning to end.
Entering the 1980s, the 69th Division took the lead in building a field automated command system, fully carrying forward the fine tradition of the old main division. In September 1985, the 69th Division carried out the establishment of the North A Motorized Infantry Division, with the sequence as follows:
205th Regiment;
206th Regiment;
207th Regiment;
Artillery Regiment;
Tank Regiment ( former tank regiment of the 68th Army );
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment ( predecessor was the former anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion and the 605th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment ).
From the above, we can see that all infantry divisions under the jurisdiction of the 23rd Army are heroic troops that have been tested for a long time. In addition, the 23rd Army also incorporated tank brigades, artillery brigades, anti-aircraft artillery brigade and direct troops of the military headquarters, and was in charge of the garrison of the 5th and 7th Divisions (after was removed from one after another according to the situation). The author will not elaborate on it one by one.
▲Old photos of the 23rd Army
1998, 500,000 disarmament, and the 23rd Army made adjustments to the system, as shown below:
67th Division ( Mobu 67th Brigade 67th Brigade );
68th Division ( 68th Brigade of Mobo );
69th Division ( executed established );
Tank Brigade ( Armored Brigade ).
In 2003, the 23rd Army was withdrawn in the new round of institutional organization adjustments. The 68th Brigade of the Mobu and the 69th Division of the Mobu ( includes the 207th Regiment, which was reduced from the 68th Brigade of the Mobu, and the 207th Regiment of the 69th Division of the Mobu was reorganized and transferred to the 16th Army, and the Artillery Brigade was reorganized.
▲Northern Theater Command Army
In February 2016, the blood of the 23rd Army was transferred to the Northern Theater Command Army due to the withdrawal of the Shenyang Military Region. In the new round of military reform in 2017, the 23rd Army still retained a lot of blood in the 78th and 80th Army of the Northern Theater Command Army.
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