The Northern Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the

Northern Theater Command The Northern Theater Command () is one of the five Theater command (China), theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessor is the Shenyang Military Region, Jinan Military Region and Beijing Militar ...

. Its headquarters is in

Jinan Jinan is the capital of the province of Shandong in East China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is one of the largest cities in Shandong in terms of population. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of ...

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

. The current commander is Shi Zhenglu and the current political commissar is .

History

The Northern Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Jinan Military Region and Shenyang Military Region.

Functional department

* General Staff * Political Work Department * Logistics Department * Equipment department * Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Directly subordinate functional units

* Zhurihe Joint Tactic Training Base * * * *

Directly subordinate combat units

Group army

* 78th Group Army (stationed in

Harbin Harbin, ; zh, , s=哈尔滨, t=哈爾濱, p=Hā'ěrbīn; IPA: . is the capital of Heilongjiang, China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban area, urban population (after Shenyang, Lia ...

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang is a province in northeast China. It is the northernmost and easternmost province of the country and contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe City along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the confluence of the Amur and Us ...

) * 79th Group Army (stationed in

Shenyang Shenyang,; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly known as Fengtian formerly known by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in China and the list of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Liaonin ...

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) * 80th Group Army (stationed in

Weifang Weifang ( zh, s=潍坊, t=濰坊, p=Wéifāng) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The city borders Dongying to the northwest, Zibo to the west, Linyi to the southwest, Rizhao to the south, Qingdao ...

)

Units directly subordinate to Theater Army HQ

* Fourth Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence （偵察情報第4旅） * Fourth Brigade of Information Support （信息保障第4旅） * Fourth Brigade of Electronic Warfare （電子对抗第4旅） * 321st Brigade of Border Defense（边防第321旅 - MUCD 32104）(stationed in Alxa League,

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...

) * 322nd Brigade of Border Defense (边防第322旅 - MUCD 32105) (stationed in

Baotou Baotou; is the largest city by urban population in Inner Mongolia, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, as of the 2020 census, its built-up (''or metro'') area made up of its 5 urban districts is home to 2,261,089 people with a total po ...

, Inner Mongolia) * 323rd Brigade of Border Defense (边防第323旅 - MUCD 32106) (stationed in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia) * 324th Brigade of Border Defense (边防第324旅) (stationed in

Hulunbuir Hulunbuir or Hulun Buir, ''Hūlúnbèi'ěr''; , ''Khulunbuir'' is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Inner Mongolia, China. Its administrative center is located at Hailar District, its largest urban area. Major scenic features are the high ...

and Arxan, Inner Mongolia) * 325th Brigade of Border Defense (边防第325旅) (stationed in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia) * 326th Brigade of Border Defense （边防第326旅 - MUCD 32110）(stationed in Mohe and

Heihe Heihe (; ; Russian language, Russian: Хэйхэ) is a prefecture-level city of northern Heilongjiang province, China, located on the Sino-Russian border, Russian border, on the south bank of the Amur River, Amur (Heilong) River, across the r ...

, Heilongjiang) ** 326th Brigade Patrol Boat Group (326旅巡逻艇大队 - MUCD 32111) * 327th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第327旅）(stationed in

Hegang Hegang ( zh, s=鹤岗, p=Hègǎng, also known as Heli and Xingshan), is a prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China, situated in the southeastern section of the Lesser Khingan Range, facing Jiamusi across t ...

, Heilongjiang) * 328th Brigade of Border Defense (边防第328旅) (stationed in Jidong County, Heilongjiang) * 329th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第329旅）(stationed in Hunchun,

Jilin ) , image_skyline = Changbaishan Tianchi from western rim.jpg , image_alt = , image_caption = View of Heaven Lake , image_map = Jilin in China (+all claims hatched).svg , mapsize = 275px , map_al ...

) * 330th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第330旅） (stationed in

Baishan Baishan ( zh, s=白山 , p=Báishān), is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jilin province, in the Northeast China, Dongbei (northeastern) part of China. "" literally means "White Mountain", and is named after Changbai Mountain ( zh, s=长 ...

, Jilin) * 331st Brigade of Coastal Defense 海防第331旅）(stationed in Dandong, Liaoning) * 332nd Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第332旅）(stationed in

Dalian Dalian ( ) is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China (after Shenyang ...

, Liaoning) * 333rd Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第333旅）(stationed in Yantai, Shandong) * 334th Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第334旅）(stationed in

Weihai Weihai ( zh, t=, p=Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei ( zh, s=, p=Wēihǎiwèi, l=Mighty Sea Fort, first=t), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport city in the easternmost Shandong province of China. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow ...

, Shandong) * 335th Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第335旅）(stationed in

Qingdao Qingdao, Mandarin: , (Qingdao Mandarin: t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˩ tɒ˥) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, Qingdao was long an important fortress. In 1897, the city was ceded to G ...

and Rizhao, Shandong)

List of leaders

Commanders

Political commissars

Chiefs of staff

References

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