5th Tank Division (People's Republic Of China)
The 5th Tank Division () was formed on April 1, 1969 from 323rd Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment from 118th Army Division, 324th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment from 119th Army Division, 325th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment from 120th Army Division and 396th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment from 191st Army Division. On August 19, 1969, the division was composed of: *17th Tank Regiment (former 323rd Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment); *18th Tank Regiment (former 324th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment); *19th Tank Regiment (former 325th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment); *3rd Independent Tank Regiment (former 396th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment). In December 1969, 3rd Independent Tank Regiment was detached from the division, and in January 1970 2nd Crew Training Tank Regiment was attached to the division and renamed as 20th Tank Regiment. In the 1970s the division maintained as a ''tank division, catalogue B'', which consiste ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Armoured Warfare
Armoured warfare or armored warfare (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences), is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern Military science, methods of war. The premise of armored warfare rests on the ability of troops to penetrate conventional Defense (military), defensive lines through use of Maneuver warfare, manoeuvre by armoured units. Much of the application of armoured warfare depends on the use of tanks and related vehicles used by other supporting arms such as infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and other combat vehicles, as well as mounted combat engineers and other support units. The Military doctrine, doctrine of armored warfare was developed to break the static nature of World War I trench warfare on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front, and return to the 19th century school of thought that advocated manoeuvre and Decisive vi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fuxin
Fuxin ( zh, s= , p=Fùxīn) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, bordering the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the north. As of the 2020 census, its decreasing total population was 1,647,280 inhabitants (1,819,339 in 2010), of whom 716,494 lived in the built-up (or metro) area, encompassing the four urban districts, collectively known as 'Fuxin City'. Administration Fuxin has direct administration over 7 county-level divisions: 5 districts, 1 county and 1 autonomous county: Geography and climate Fuxin has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dwa''), with long, cold but dry winters and hot, humid summers. A majority of the annual precipitation falls in July and August alone. Economy Fuxin is a mining center in an agricultural region, producing mostly coal and agate. Fuxin is known as China's 'Agate City', with 50% of the nation's known deposits of the mineral being located there. The city also ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liaoning
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118th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic Of China)
Chinese Civil War During Chinese Civil War, this division was known as ''7th division, 3rd column, Northeast Field Army'' and was an element of the 3rd column, nicknamed 'whirlwind column'. On 30 September 30 – 1 October 1947, the 7th Division and 8th Division covered 120 kilometers and encircled Kuomintang 116th Division in Weiyuanbao. On 2 October, the 7th Division annihilated the 116th Division with the assistance of the 8th Division, the action the origin of the distinction as Rainstorm Troops. In the Liaoshen Campaign, the battalion attacked General Liao Yaoxiang's headquarters. Then it fought in the Pingjin Campaign and Battle of Hainan Island. Korean War The 118th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 40th Army, consisting of the 352nd, 353rd, and 354th Regiments. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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119th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic Of China)
The 119th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 40th Army (People's Republic of China), 40th Army, consisting of the 355th Regiment (People's Republic of China), 355th, 356th Regiment (People's Republic of China), 356th, and 357th Regiment (People's Republic of China), 357th Regiments. Current The unit is now a maneuver element of the 79th Group Army in the Northern Theater Command Ground Force, as the 119th Light Combined Arms Brigade. References Infantry brigades of the People's Liberation Army Brigade grade units of the armed forces of China {{China-mil-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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120th Armed Police Mobile Division (People's Republic Of China)
The 120th Armed Police Division was a division in the People's Armed Police. History The 120th Division was a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army as part of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) during the Korean War. It had a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 40th Army, and consisted of the 358th, 359th, and 360th Regiments. In 1996 it was renamed to the 120th Armed Police Division, also called Unit 8620 and was headquartered in Xingcheng, Huludao. It consisted of the 355th Armed Police Regiment stationed in Chaoying, 359th Armed Police Regiment stationed in Xingcheng, Huludao, the 360th Armed Police Regiment stationed in Chifeng 701st Armed Police Regiment stationed in Xingcheng, Huludao. In 2017 the division was merged into the 1st Mobile Contingent The 1st Mobile Corps, also translated as 1st Mobile Contingent, is a corps leader grade formation of China's People's Armed Police (PAP). It was formed in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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191st Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic Of China)
The 191st Division () was created in February 1949 under ''the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army'', issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, basing on the 11th Brigade, 4th Column of Huabei Military Region. Its history could be traced back to 3rd Military Sub-district of Jinchaji Military Region, formed in November 1937. The division was a part of 64th Corps. Under the flag of 191st division it took part in the Chinese Civil War. The division was composed of 571st, 572nd and 573rd Infantry Regiments. In December 1950 Artillery Regiment, 191st Division was activated, and redesignated as 571st Artillery Regiment in 1953. In January 1951 the division converted to Soviet-built small arms. After soon the division moved into Korea as a part of People's Volunteer Army in February 1951. In October and November the division took part in the First and Second Battle of Maryang San. In August 1953, the division pulled out of Ko ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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40th Army (People's Republic Of China)
The 40th Group Army was a military formation of the People's Liberation Army, active in various forms from 1949 to 2017. It was last located in the Shenyang Military Region and the Northern Theater Command. History Korean War During the Korean War, the 40th Army was part of the People's Volunteer Army. It was composed of the 118th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China), 118th, 119th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China), 119th, and 120th Armed Police Mobile Division (People's Republic of China), 120th Divisions. In the morning of Oct. 25, the 118th Division of the 40th Army ambushed the 3rd Infantry Battalion of 6th Infantry Division (South Korea), ROK 6th Division, destroying the ROK unit as an organized force. The 40th Army attacked the 9th Infantry Regiment (United States), 9th and 38th Infantry Regiment (United States), 38th Infantry Regiments of the 2nd Infantry Division (United States), U.S. 2nd Infantry Division about eighteen miles no ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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5th Tank Division, 40th Army, 1985
Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth Avenue * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a contagious rash that spreads in school-aged children * Fifth force, a proposed force of nature in addition to the four known fundamental forces * Fifth of July (New York), historic celebration of an Emancipation Day in New York * Fifth (''Stargate''), a robotic character in the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' * Fifth (unit), a unit of volume formerly used for distilled beverages in the U.S. * 1st Battalion, 5th Marines * The fraction 1/5 * The royal fifth (Spanish and Portuguese), an old royal tax of 20% Music * A musical interval (music); specifically, a ** perfect fifth ** diminished fifth ** augmented fifth * Quintal harmony, in which chords concatenate fifth intervals (rather than the third intervals of tertian harmony) * Fifth (chord) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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117th Armed Police Mobile Division (People's Republic Of China)
The 1st Mobile Corps, also translated as 1st Mobile Contingent, is a Grades of the armed forces of China, corps leader grade formation of China's People's Armed Police (PAP). It was formed in 2017-2018 during PAP reforms from units previously subordinated to PAP mobile divisions. Mobile corps are Rapid reaction force, rapid response formations tasked with internal stability, wartime support, and disaster relief. The 1st Mobile Corps is likely specifically tasked with reinforcing internal security forces in Beijing. History The 4th Mobile Detachment, 1st Mobile Corps deployed 1500 officers, 115 vehicles and 8 bridges to assist in fixing dams and highways along with transporting relief materials after the 2023 China floods, 2023 China Floods. Structure * Headquarters (Shijiazhuang, Hebei) * 1st Mobile Detachment (Panjin, Liaoning) * 2nd Mobile Detachment (Shenyang, Liaoning) * 3rd Mobile Detachment (Gutongliao, Inner Mongolia) * 4th Mobile Detachment (Tianjin) * 5th Mobile Det ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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12th Garrison Division Of Shenyang Military Region (People's Republic Of China)
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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31st Motorized Infantry Division (People's Republic Of China)
The 49th Infantry Division () was a division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It was formed in March 1952 and in August designated as a light division of the national defense force. It was the second PRC infantry division numbered 49; the previous 49th Division had been disestablished in 1950–51. The division was organized from units and detachments of the 5th Army Group left in Guizhou province. The division was composed of: *145th Infantry Regiment; *146th Infantry Regiment (former 137th); *147th Infantry Regiment (former 141st); *307th Artillery Regiment. From April 1955 the division was put under the Kunming Military Region's control. From June 1957 the division was transferred to the Chengdu Military Region's control, but the division returned to the Kunming MR in May 1958. From April 1960 the division was renamed as the 49th Army Division (). From August 1967 to 1968, Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 49th Army Division was deployed to North Vietnam for air ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |