The Ground Force Command College () is a professional military education college in

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. It is affiliated with the

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. The college serves as a command academy that trains army commanders in the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. The college is among the most esteemed military academies in China. Since 1957, it has undertaken the task of providing long-term military training to foreign officers.

History

The college traces its history back to the East China Military and Political University, which was abolished on November 28, 1950. On January 27, 1974, the Nanjing Military Region decided to build a Military and Political Cadre School based in the

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. The opening ceremony was held on April 19, 1976. In January 1978, the

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ordered the

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Military and Political Cadre School to be upgraded and transformed into the Nanjing Advanced Infantry School. In December 1980, it was renamed the Nanjing Advanced Army School. In July 1986, it was renamed the PLA Army Command Academy. In 1999, it was renamed the Nanjing Army Command College, being a key construction academy in the third phase of the "2110 Project" of military academies. In 2016, the school was transferred from the

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to the PLAGF. The following year, in connection with the reforms of 2015, the school was renamed to the Army Command College.

Students

The college is known to host exchange students from foreign countries such as

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and

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. The college oversees the International Military Education Exchange Center (IMEEC).

Notable alumni

Fan Changmi Fan Changmi (; born June 1955) is a former lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army of China. In December 2014, he was under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency. He served as Deputy Political Commissar of the Lanzhou Milit ...

, Deputy Political Commissar of the

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until he was placed under investigation for corruption in 2014. * Hikmat Hasanov, commander of the

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References

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History

Students

Notable alumni

See also

References