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Order of Battle

by Xinhui

Chengdu Military Region (1/3)

Cmdr General Liao Xilong;

Made famous for his role in the Sino-Vietnam Wars

Vice Cmdr: Lt Gen Gui Quanzhi (was Chief of Staff)
Chief of staff: Major Gen Liu Yahong (was cmdr of 14GA)
Political Commissar Zhang Zhijian

PLA’s South West MR was formed in February 1950 with Helong as its first commander and Deng Xiaping as its first political commissar.

In December 1969, the Xizang MR was downgraded to a provincial military district and subordinated to the Chengdu MR. And in August 1985, Kunming MR was disbanded and its troops ressigned to Chengdu MR.

India is Chengdu MR’s primary concern and pacify and govern Tibet region are its secondary task.

Kunming AFCP, Lhasa AFCP

Subordinate Aviation Corps Headquarters and Air Force Command Post (AFCP)

Kenneth W Allen et al., “China’s Air force Enters the 21st Century”

33rd Div Chongqing Baishiyi Su-27 J-7
44th Div Kunming Wujiaba J-6
44th Div Mengzi J-7 J-6

Adopted from Rick Kamer's China-military.org

Military Region Direct Command Units

- 2 Army Helicopter Regiment (58306) Lhasa

Commander Yu Zhi Rong is a member of the Qiang national minority tribe

Formed in 1985

Vice Commander Zhaxi Zeren also a memeber of the national minority tribe

Coducts long range real echo recon missions by flying at tree to level 5 to 20 m height. PLAdaily 3-8-2002. Its attack group can operate up to 140 sorties.

The picture from PLAdaily showed three types of Mi Helicopters S-70, one Mi-171 (armed with rocket launchers), and Mi-17V5.

It has 14 S-70C2, 10 Mil-171 and 10 Mil-171V5.

PLA imported 35 M-17V5 in 2001. PLAdaily 2-5-2002

Chengdu MR’s Heliocpter Regiment has three squadron, and staffed by large parentage of ethnic minorities.

Army Aviation Aircraft series number: LH92xxx

- Hunting Leopard Special Operations Unit, (56294)

currently training in Anti-terrorist roles

The first PLA SpOs Unit with new Russian Mi-171 V5. PLAdaily 3-6-2002

Formed in 1998, Commander Col Hu Qibing “PLADaily 5-4-2001”. PLAdaily 2-27-2002

Chengdu Commence Daily 1-4-2002

- Unidentified Communication (mobile) regiment

PLAdaily 1-4-02, Sat-Comm equipped

- EW regiment (56106) Chongzhou /Sichuan

PLApics January 2002 edition, one of the best-educated regiment in PLA, regiment commanders holds Phd degrees and company commanders have master degrees.

- Unidentified Tactical SSM Brigade

- Unidentified Transportation Regiment

PLAdaily 5-13-2002 commander Liu Zhengliang. recently reequipped with latest DongFong trucks. Conducted 110 trucks conveys to remote areas.

- River Crossing Regiment

PLAdaily 2-14-2002
PLAdaily 8-4-2002
Cmdr Ma Xuchun

- Reserve Infantry Division

Sichuau/Dachuau

- Reserve Infantry Division

Guizhou/Duyun

- Reserve Infantry Division

Guizhou/Xingyi

- 32 (2) Reserve Infantry Division

Recreated in 1969 as part of the newly raised 11 FA. Joined 14 GA when 11FA disbanded.

Became reserve in 1999.

- Reserve Safeguard Brigrade

Motorized Arty Regiment

Joint excise with Regforce arty regiment. PLAdaily 8-4-2001.

Chongqing Garrisons

Equivalent to a Military District. (Newly Promoted as Municipality in 1997

- AAA Reserve Regiment

PLA Daily 4-13-02. (some AAA are manned by all women unit)

Yannan Military District

Cat C

- 43 Infantry Division

Cat C, low readiness, boarder patrol only Received new unit designation in 1949.2

- Independent Frontier Defense Regiment

The Frontier Defense Regiment is undergo a standardization process to increase training and readiness.

Regiment commander Chen Yaohong, a member of the Buyi national minority ethnic group. Winner of the Chengdu MR's outstanding Regt/bgd commander of 2001.

PLAdaily 4-14-2002

- Wenshan Sub-Military District (Junfen Qu)

Border Defense Regiment PLAdaily 7-22-2001

Sichuan Military District

Cat C

- 48 (1) Infantry Division

Received new unit designation 1949.2, jointed Sichuan MD in 1949.12

Cat C, low readiness,

- 185 Infantry Division

Received new unit designation 1949.2, jointed Sichuan MD in 1950

Cat C, low readiness,

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