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72nd Group Army
第七十二集团军
Active
February 1, 1947–present
Country
People's Republic of China
Allegiance
Chinese Communist Party
Branch
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Type
Group army
Part of
Eastern Theater Command
Garrison/HQ
Huzhou, Zhejiang
Motto(s)
“天下第一军”[1]
Engagements
Second Sino-Japanese War Long March World War II Chinese Civil War Battle of Chamdo Korean War (in Korea until 1958) Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War
Commanders
Current commander
Major General Gu Zhong
Political Commissar
Major General Li Weiguo
Notable commanders
He Long
Zhang Zongxun
Fu Quanyou
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol
Military unit
The 72nd Group Army (Chinese: 第七十二集团军; pinyin: Dì Qīshí'èr Jítuánjūn), Unit 31657, formerly the 1st Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 71st Group Army is one of thirteen total group armies of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of ground forces in the People's Republic of China, and one of three assigned to the nation's Eastern Theater Command.[2] Headquartered in Huzhou, Zhejiang, the unit's primary mission is likely preparation for conflict in or about the Taiwan Strait.[3][4]
^"第一集团军："天下第一军"". 人民网. March 12, 2014.
^Burke, Edmund J. (February 4, 2019). "Coming to a (New) Theater Near You: Command, Control, and Forces" (PDF). National Defense University Press.
^Xi inspected the 71st Group Army of the People's Liberation Army in Xuzhou (Photograph). December 13, 2017.
^Staff (2000–2012). "Nanjing Military Region Nanjing Military Area Command". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
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