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People's Liberation Army
Order of Battle

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Disbanded Divisions (2/2)

ID =Infantry Division.

160 ID Received new unit designation in 1948.11, renamed as Central North MD207 Independent Infantry Division, disbanded the same year.

160 ID(2) Recreated in 1949.3, joined Hunan MD

161 ID(2) was 54th FA’s 134 ID, disbanded in 1985

163 ID Received new unit designation in 1948.11, disbanded in 1951

163(2) Motorized Infantry Division, Received new unit designation in 1948.11, as

144 ID, joined 55 FA in 1952, renamed as 163 ID in 1969. Assigned to 42 GA in 1985. exported Disband in 1999.

165ID (3), formed in 1969.12, disbanded in 1985

172ID Received new unit designation in 1949.2 joined Hubei MD as 4th independent Division, disbanded in 1950

178ID(1) Received new unit designation in 1949.2, disbanded in 1952

180ID(2) Received new unit designation in 1949.2, joined 60th FA in 1951. Renamed as 180th ID, reassigned to 1st GA in 1985. Converted into mobile PAP division in 1996

182ID Received new unit designation in 1949.2, joined 11th FA, transferred out to Civilian control in 1952 as railroad troop

183 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.2, disbanded in 1952

184 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.3, joined 10th FA in 1950, reformed as a tank formation

190 ID(2) Formed out of 21st Police Davison in 1955, disbanded in 1960

195 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.2. Transferred to in 1958 as Special engineering command construction 53rd Division.

195 ID(2) Recreated in 1969, disbanded in 1985.

197 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.2. disbanded in 1985, and reassigned to PAP Hubei command

198 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.2, disbanded in 1985

201 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.7, disbanded in 1985

202 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.2, disbanded in 1985

203 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.2, disbanded in 1985. Its 4 coy is now PAP 8621's 4th coy

204 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.2, disbanded in 1985

205ID(1) Received new unit designation in 1949.1. disbanded in 1949.5. breakup and jointed 206th ID and 207th ID

205ID(2) Recreated in 1949.5,

206 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.1, disbanded in 1949.5

206 ID(2) Received new unit designation in 1949.5. Became Central-North China MD’s 206th Independent Division in 1950.1, disbanded in 1950.6

206 ID(3) Recreated in 1969.12, was 107th ID of 69th FA, disbanded in 1985

207 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.5. Became Central-North China MD’s

207th Independent Division in 1950.1, disbanded in 1950.6

207 ID(2) Created from 106 ID of 47th FA. Joined TianJing MD, transferred to Civilian control as 1st Public police division in 1949.8

207 ID(3) Recreated from 70 Field Army in 1949.9 . Jointed Artillery command in 1949.12

208 ID Was Tianjing MD 208 independent Division, Became Central-North China MD’s 208th Independent Division in 1950.1, disbanded in 1950.6

209 ID(1) Received new unit designation in 1949.1, disbanded in 1949.9

209 ID(2) Central-North China MD’s 209th

210 ID(1) Received new unit designation in 1949.1, disbanded in 1949.9

210 ID(2) Recreated from China North MD’s 205 ID, jointed 67 FA in 1950 as 201 ID disbanded in 1985

214 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.11, transferred to civilian control as 9th railroad engineering division

215 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.11 jointed 55 FA, disbanded in 1969

216 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.11 disbanded in 1950, elements jointed 214, and 215 ID

217 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.11 transferred to civilian control as 3rd flooding control division.

218 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.11 disbanded in 1950, elements jointed 217, 219 ID

220 ID Recreated in 1968.8 as a member of the newly raised 43rd FA, renamed as 129th ID in 1969, disbanded in 1985.

Unidentified Units:

3rd AAA division, reformed from 100 ID in 1950.
166ID Received new unit designation in 1948.11, fought in Korea, status unknown
168ID Received new unit designation in 1949.5, status unknown
169ID Received new unit designation in 1949.5, status unknown
170ID Received new unit designation in 1949.4, status unknown
171ID Received new unit designation in 1949.4, status unknown
175 ID
176 ID
177 ID
186 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.3, Jointed 16 GA, transferred out. status unknown
188 ID
193 ID
200 ID Received new unit designation in 1949.2, reported reformed as Brigade
212 ID
212 ID
213 ID

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