Northern Theater Command Ground Force

Red and GreenMarchMilitary Anthem of the People's Liberation ArmyCommandersCommanderGeneral Shi ZhengluPolitical ComissarGeneral Zheng Xuan

Military unit

Northern Theater Command

Simplified Chinese

中国人民解放军北部战区陆军

Traditional Chinese

中國人民解放軍北部戰區陸軍

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Běibù Zhànqū Lùjūn

The Northern Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Northern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Jinan, Shandong. The current commander is Shi Zhenglu and the current political commissar is Zheng Xuan [zh].

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.^[1]

Functional department

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

Direct units

Zhurihe Joint Tactic Training Base
Taonan Joint Tactic Training Base [zh]
78th Group Army Hospital [zh]
PLA Ground Force Third Comprehensive Training Base [zh]
PLA Ground Force Eighth Comprehensive Training Base [zh]

Direct troops

Group army

78th Group Army (stations in Harbin, Heilongjiang)
79th Group Army (stations in Shenyang, Liaoning)
80th Group Army (stations in Weifang, Shandong)

Other army

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）(stationed in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia)
322nd Brigade of Border Defense (边防第322旅) (stationed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia)
323rd Brigade of Border Defense (边防第323旅) (stationed in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia)
324th Brigade of Border Defense (边防第324旅) (stationed in Hulunbuir 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）(stationed in Mohe and Heihe, Heilongjiang)
327th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第327旅）(stationed in Hegang, 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)
330th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第330旅） (stationed in Baishan, 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, 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, Shandong)
335th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force（海防第335旅）(stationed in Qingdao and Rizhao, Shandong)

List of leaders

Commanders

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Li Qiaoming	李桥铭	2016	August 2017
Wang Yinfang [zh]	王印芳	December 2017	April 2020	^[2]
Wu Yanan [zh]	吴亚男	April 2020	December 2020
Shi Zhenglu	石正露	December 2020

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Xu Yuanlin [zh]	徐远林	2016	2016
Shi Xiao [zh]	石晓	2016	December 2020	^[3]
Zheng Xuan [zh]	郑璇	December 2020

Chief of staffs

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Zheng Jiagai	郑家概	2016	September 2017	^[4]

References

^ Li Xuanliang (李宣良); Zhang Xuanjie (张选杰); Li Qinghua (李清华) (1 January 2016). 陆军领导机构火箭军战略支援部队成立大会在京举行习近平向中国人民解放军陆军火箭军战略支援部队授予军旗并致训词. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ Zhang Yu (张玉) (4 January 2018). 王印芳少将升任北部战区陆军司令员原任71军军长. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文); Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (31 July 2016). 北部战区成立不足半年陆军政委换人. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ 郑家概、凌焕新已调任北部战区陆军领导. thepaper (in Chinese). 14 January 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

Structure of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force

PLAGF Headquarters
directly subordinate units

Xinjiang Military District	4th Combined Arms Division 6th Combined Arms Division 8th Combined Arms Division 11th Combined Arms Division 84th Artillery Brigade 84th Air Defense Brigade 84th Special Operations Brigade 84th Army Aviation Brigade
Tibet Military District	52nd Combined Arms Brigade 53rd Combined Arms Brigade 54th Combined Arms Brigade 85th Artillery Brigade 85th Special Operations Brigade 85th Army Aviation Brigade 85th Artillery Brigade 85th Air-Defense Brigade 85th Engineering and Chemical Brigade 7th Electronic Countermeasures Brigade 5th Motorized Transport Brigade
Beijing Garrison	1st Guards Division 3rd Guards Division

Eastern Theater Command
Ground Force

71st Group Army	2nd Combined Arms Brigade 35th Combined Arms Brigade 160th Combined Arms Brigade 178th Combined Arms Brigade 179th Combined Arms Brigade 235th Combined Arms Brigade 71st Artillery Brigade 71st Air Defense Brigade 71st Army Aviation Brigade 71st Special Operations Brigade 71st Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 71st Service Support Brigade
72nd Group Army	5th Combined Arms Brigade 10th Combined Arms Brigade 34th Combined Arms Brigade 85th Combined Arms Brigade 90th Combined Arms Brigade 124th Combined Arms Brigade 72nd Artillery Brigade 72nd Air Defense Brigade 72nd Army Aviation Brigade 72nd Special Operations Brigade 72nd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 72nd Service Support Brigade
73rd Group Army	3rd Combined Arms Brigade 14th Combined Arms Brigade 86th Combined Arms Brigade 91st Combined Arms Brigade 92nd Combined Arms Brigade 145th Combined Arms Brigade 73rd Artillery Brigade 73rd Air Defense Brigade 73rd Army Aviation Brigade 73rd Special Operations Brigade 73rd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 73rd Service Support Brigade

Southern Theater Command
Ground Force

74th Group Army	1st Combined Arms Brigade 16th Combined Arms Brigade 125th Combined Arms Brigade 132nd Combined Arms Brigade 154th Combined Arms Brigade 163rd Combined Arms Brigade 74th Artillery Brigade 74th Air Defense Brigade 74th Army Aviation Brigade 74th Special Operations Brigade 74th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 74th Service Support Brigade
75th Group Army	31st Combined Arms Brigade 32nd Combined Arms Brigade 37th Combined Arms Brigade 42nd Combined Arms Brigade 122nd Combined Arms Brigade 123rd Combined Arms Brigade 121st Air Assault Brigade 75th Artillery Brigade 75th Air Defense Brigade 75th Special Operations Brigade 75th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 75th Service Support Brigade
Hong Kong Combined Arms Brigade Macau Infantry Battalion

Western Theater Command
Ground Force

76th Group Army	12th Combined Arms Brigade 17th Combined Arms Brigade 56th Combined Arms Brigade 62nd Combined Arms Brigade 149th Combined Arms Brigade 182nd Combined Arms Brigade 76th Artillery Brigade 76th Air Defense Brigade 76th Army Aviation Brigade 76th Special Operations Brigade 76th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 76th Service Support Brigade
77th Group Army	39th Combined Arms Brigade 40th Combined Arms Brigade 55th Combined Arms Brigade 139th Combined Arms Brigade 150th Combined Arms Brigade 181st Combined Arms Brigade 77th Artillery Brigade 77th Air Defense Brigade 77th Army Aviation Brigade 77th Special Operations Brigade 77th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 77th Service Support Brigade

Northern Theater Command
Ground Force

78th Group Army	8th Combined Arms Brigade 48th Combined Arms Brigade 68th Combined Arms Brigade 115th Combined Arms Brigade 202nd Combined Arms Brigade 204rd Combined Arms Brigade 78th Artillery Brigade 78th Air Defense Brigade 78th Army Aviation Brigade 78th Special Operations Brigade 78th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 78th Service Support Brigade
79th Group Army	46th Combined Arms Brigade 116th Combined Arms Brigade 119th Combined Arms Brigade 190th Combined Arms Brigade 191st Combined Arms Brigade 200th Combined Arms Brigade 79th Artillery Brigade 79th Air Defense Brigade 79th Army Aviation Brigade 79th Special Operations Brigade 79th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 79th Service Support Brigade
80th Group Army	47th Combined Arms Brigade 69th Combined Arms Brigade 118th Combined Arms Brigade 138th Combined Arms Brigade 199th Combined Arms Brigade 203rd Combined Arms Brigade 80th Artillery Brigade 80th Air Defense Brigade 80th Army Aviation Brigade 80th Special Operations Brigade 80th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 80th Service Support Brigade

Central Theater Command
Ground Force

81st Group Army	7th Combined Arms Brigade 70th Combined Arms Brigade 162nd Combined Arms Brigade 189th Combined Arms Brigade 194th Combined Arms Brigade 195th Combined Arms Brigade 81st Artillery Brigade 81st Air Defense Brigade 81st Army Aviation Brigade 81st Special Operations Brigade 81st Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 81st Service Support Brigade
82nd Group Army	6th Combined Arms Brigade 80th Combined Arms Brigade 112th Combined Arms Brigade 127th Combined Arms Brigade 151st Combined Arms Brigade 188th Combined Arms Brigade 196th Combined Arms Brigade 82nd Artillery Brigade 82nd Air Defense Brigade 82nd Army Aviation Brigade 82nd Special Operations Brigade 82nd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 82nd Service Support Brigade
83rd Group Army	11th Combined Arms Brigade 58th Combined Arms Brigade 60th Combined Arms Brigade 113th Combined Arms Brigade 131st Combined Arms Brigade 193rd Combined Arms Brigade 83rd Artillery Brigade 83rd Air Defense Brigade 161st Air Assault Brigade 83rd Special Operations Brigade 83rd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 83rd Service Support Brigade

People's Liberation Army

General

History
Modernization
Budget
Equipment
Decorations
Generals
Weapons of mass destruction
Information operations and information warfare

Branches

Ground	Structure Equipment Infantry [zh] Armored forces [zh] Artillery [zh] Air defense [zh] Aviation aircraft Engineers [zh] Chemical defense [zh] Special operations units
Navy	Organization Weaponry History Branches: Surface ships aircraft carriers Submarine Coastal Defense Naval Air aircraft Marine Corps special operations units Fleets: North Sea East Sea South Sea
Air	Aviation aircraft airbases Air Defense Airborne Corps special operations units
Rocket	Missile operation units Rocket Force corps of engineers [zh] Special operations units

Arms

Aerospace	Astronaut Corps astronauts Deep Space Network
Cyberspace	Cyberspace Force Network Systems Department [zh]
Information	Information Support Force
Joint Logistics Support	Wuhan Joint Logistics Support Base

Structure

Central Military Commission	Chairman Vice-Chairmen General Office Joint Staff Intelligence Bureau Guard Bureau Guard Unit Political Work Logistic Support Equipment Development Manned Space Agency Training and Administration National Defense Mobilization Discipline Inspection Strategic Planning Reform and Organizational Structure International Military Cooperation Audit Office Offices Administration
Theater Commands	Eastern Southern Hong Kong Macau Western Tibet Northern Central
Military regions (defunct)	Shenyang Beijing Lanzhou Jinan Nanjing Guangzhou Chengdu