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The 83rd Group Army (),
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31679, formerly the 54th Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese
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(PLAGF). The 83rd Group Army is one of thirteen total
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, and one of three assigned to the nation's
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History

In 1952, the 45th Army Headquarter, the 134th Division and 135th Division merged with the 130th Division of the 44th Army, reorganized into the 54th Army. Then it participated in the
Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
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In 1959, it participated in Tibet insurgency operations. In 1962, it participated in the Sino-Indian War of 1962, and the 130th Division defeated the 11th Infantry Brigade of the Indian Army in the Battle of Walong.
In 1979, it participated in the Western Front Campaign of the
Sino-Vietnamese War The Sino-Vietnamese War (also known by other names) was a brief conflict that occurred in early 1979 between China and Vietnam. China launched an offensive ostensibly in response to Vietnam's invasion and occupation of Cambodia in 1978, whi ...
. At the same time, the 127th Division of the 43rd Army captured Lang Son and defeated the main force of the Vietnamese army. The commander of the 127th Division at that time was Zhang Wannian, who was later the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.
In 1985, the 54th Army was reorganized into the 54th Group Army, which governed the 160th Infantry Division and the 162nd Infantry Division, and the 161st Division was reorganized into an artillery brigade. The 127th Infantry Division of the 43rd Army was transferred to the group army. It became one of the PLA's three rapid response (strategic reserve) units, the other two being the 38th Group Army and the
39th Group Army The 79th Group Army (), Unit 31671, formerly the 39th Group Army (第三十九集团军), is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF). The 79th Group Army is one of thirteen total group armies of the PLAG ...
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Troops from the army were deployed into Beijing in June 1989 and participated in the anti-protester clearance operations.
After 1997, the 127th Infantry Division was converted into a light mechanized infantry division, and the 160th Infantry Division was converted into a motorized infantry brigade. The 11th Armored Division belonging to the 20th Group Army was swapped with the Armored Brigade of the 54th Group Army, and the anti-aircraft artillery brigade was reorganized into an air defense brigade.
In 2009, the 162nd Infantry Division was converted into a wheeled mechanized infantry division, using the Type 08 series 8×8 wheeled vehicles.
In February 2016, the seven military regions were reorganized into five theater commands, as part of the
2015 People's Republic of China military reform The Deepening National Defense and Military Reform is a major restructuring of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), launched by Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012. It flattened the command structure and al ...
, 54th Army belongs to
Central Theater Command The Central Theater Command is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army of China, and was founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessors were the Beijing Military Region and Jinan Military Region. The International Inst ...
.
In 2017, in an adjustment and establishment of military units, the 83rd Group Army was reorganized based on the 54th Group Army.


Organization

Before 2017, the 54th Group Army was consist of the 127th Mechanized Infantry Division, the 162nd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 160th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, the 11th Armored Brigade, the Artillery Brigade, the Air Defense Brigade, and the Army Aviation Regiment, Communications Regiment, Engineering Regiment, etc.
Nowadays, the 83rd Group Army is composed of: * * 58th Medium Combined Arms Brigade * 60th Medium Combined Arms Brigade * 113th Medium Combined Arms Brigade * * * * 83rd Artillery Brigade * 83rd Air Defense Brigade * 83rd Engineering and Chemical Defense Brigade * 83rd Service Support Brigade


Commanders

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Ding Sheng Ding Sheng may refer to: * Ding Sheng (general) (1913–1999), Chinese general and Governor of Guangdong * Ding Sheng (director) Ding Sheng () is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. Born in Qingdao, Shandong in 1970, his directorial works ...
(1952.10-1955.12) * Ouyang Jiaxiang (1955.12-1957.09) *
Ding Sheng Ding Sheng may refer to: * Ding Sheng (general) (1913–1999), Chinese general and Governor of Guangdong * Ding Sheng (director) Ding Sheng () is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. Born in Qingdao, Shandong in 1970, his directorial works ...
(1957.09-1964.09) * Wei Tongtai (1964.09-1969.06) * Han Huaizhi (1969.06-1980.05) * Li Jiulong (1980.05-1985.06) * Zhu Chao (1985.08-1990.06) * Liang Guanglie (1990.06-1993.12) * Zhang Xianglin (1993.12-1998.12) * Huang Hanbiao (1998.12-2006.08) *
Song Puxuan Song Puxuan (; born March 1954) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as director of the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, he served as command ...
(2006.08-2009.02) * Rong Guiqing (2009.02-2014.12) * Shi Zhenglu (2014.12-2017.04) * Xie Zenggang(2017.04-)


References

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