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Beijing Military Region (3/6)

Beijing Garrisons

Equivalent to a Military District (MD, Weishu Qu).

Cmdr: Major General Li FongJun

The Capital Garrison took part in Tiananman crack down of 1989, its number peaked at 100,000 during Cultural Revolution as a measure to stop a coup and a possible Soviet invasion.

All Capital Garrison Divisions has six regiments and consider to be better then Category A level equipped, trained, and higher salary.

According to the new law, Beijing Garrisions are not allow to wear uniform off duty, it aims to gain a better public image of the PLA. PLAdaily 4-15-2002

- 1 Capital Garrison Division (police)

1st through 6th regiments -- Andrew KC

The Beijing Garrison has two subordinate divisions: the 1st Garrison Division that performs guard duties for the many PLA headquarters in the city and “courtesy patrol” duties to maintain order among the troops when they are out of their barracks -- Dennis J. Blasko in "PLA Ground Force"

- 2 Capital Garrison Division (police)

7th, 8th, 10th, 12th & 14th regiments --Andrew KC

Part of 3rd Field Army 24th Army Group during the Civil War
Ex 70 Mechanized infantry division of 24th Group Army, transfer to Beijing March 1966

Disbanded

- 3 Capital Garrison Division (police) (51116)

HQ at Shunyi Beijing

11th regiment, cmdr Wang WenKuei (1986) 2800 officers and men
Arty regiment at Nulan Shan in Shunyi 1200 officers and men

Deputy Commander Liu Yiming (1986)

Part of Central China Field Army, 63rd Army Group during the Civil War.

Received new unit designation in 1949.1, jointed from 63rd FA, transfer to Beijing March 1966, was 189 (1) Division

Took part in the Korea war, was one of the unit assign for the attack of Taiwan in the 1950s

Its old 563 regiment is Red Army regiment. 1st battalion of 563 is honored as the Steel 1st battalion, and the 8th company is honored as the Steel 8th company.

The 1st squadron of Type-88B MBTs of the 1999 national day parade came from the armored regiment of the 3rd Beijing Garrison Division. -- AndrewKC

composed of three infantry regiments, an armor regiment, an artillery regiment, and an AAA regiment. The 11th Regiment of the 3rd Garrison Division, located in Huairou northeast of Beijing, is open to foreigners -- Dennis J. Blasko in "PLA Ground Force"

"In China's military history, this division is a famous one, with a long pedigree of battle honours and celebrated names. It was founded in 1927, and its therefore one of the oldest units in the PLA. Out of the 1927 Nanchang Uprising, the Red Army, the forerunner of today's PLA, was born. The uprising itself was a disaster; an ambitious idea that ended in bitter failure, but it woud not be the first time in history that out of the ashes of failure victory emerged. Presevring its sense of history, the division still has seventeen companies which can trace their origins to this time. Two of the PLA's most revered commanders during hte Red Army period were closely associated with this unit; Marshals Chen Yi and Chu Teh"

"Dragon's Teeth" by John Robert Young page 124

- 9 Regiment

Independent units -- Andrew KC

- 13 Regiment

Independent units -- Andrew KC

- 4th Capital Garrison Division

Disbanded in 1985.

- 67 AD Brigade, 608 Regt

One of the best equipped PLA AD formation. PLAdaily 8-27-01. Was Div, reduce to brigade in 96.

- Reserve AAA regt

PLAdaily 3-5-2001

- Reserve Anti-Chem Regt

Formed over 10 years ago, Won the honor as advanced military unit in 2001 . over 90 of the reserve officers are college educated.
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Tianjing Garrisons

Equivalent to a Military District (Jingbei Qu )

(Municipality)Cmdr: Major General Yang Chihua

- Unidentified Tianjing Garrison Division

With AD and Anti-ship capacities PLAdaily

- 1 Reserve Infantry Division

- 2 Reserve Infantry Division

Nei Menggu Military District (Inner Mongolia)

It was a Military Region.

- 205 (3) Motorized Infantry Brigade

Was 29th Infantry Division of 2nd Field Army, 10th Army Group during the civil war, Received new unit designation in 1949.1 Joined the 15 army, whom later renamed as 69th Field Army (FA), 29th Division renamed to 205th division.

69th FA disbanded in 1985, and the 205th division was reassigned to 28th Group Army (GA),

28th GA disabled in 1997, and 205 downsized to motorized Infantry Brigade and reassigned to Inner Mongolia MD.

- Frontier Defense Regiment

Commander Zhao Feng PLAdaily 5-12-02

- Reserve Infantry Division (51601)

Beijing

- Frontier Defense Regiment

Has its own transportation unit. All supply have to ship over 300 KM over the desert PLAdaily 5-20-2002

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