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PLA 11th Army

The designations of 6 armies have been used repeatedly, that was the 11th, 17th, 19th, 29th, 49th and 69th army. For example, the designation of the 11th Army was used 3 times. In February 1949, the 3rd Column of the Central Plains Field Army was reorganized into the 11th Army. In July 1950, the 11th Army Headquarters and its direct teams transferred to Qingdao, Shandong to form the Qingdao Base of the Navy. In March 1951, the 11th Army was reconstituted in Langfang, Hebei, and the newly established 11th Army Headquarters and Direct Teams were ordered to form the 5th Air Force in Hangzhou in October 1952. The affiliated troops were transferred to other forces. In 1969, the 11th Army was rebuilt in Dali, Yunnan, and was withdrawn in 1985. The designation of the 11th Army had appeared three times in the history of the army. Each time an army was formed, it was no longer the original army. It can be called the 11th Army, the New 11th Army, and the New 11th Army. The designations of the 17th, 19th, 29th, 49th and 69th Army were also used twice.

The predecessor of the PLA 11th Army was the Central Plains Field Army third column. The column was anti-Japanese Eighth Route Army 129th division troops during the war and some of the main Taihang military forces evolved. June 7, 1940, the Eighth Route Army 129th division was built according to the CPC Central Military North Fang Juli City Convention needle reorganized. The revocation of Shanxi, Hebei and Henan border guerrilla column, the establishment of Taihang Military Region, the 129th division and the military. New administered 1, 10, 11 brigade, the first, second, third, fourth and fifth points military region, the addendum 6, 7, 8 Military. After formation of military forces that participated in the Hundred Regiments and anti-Japanese anti-raids struggle. January 1941, 1st, 3rd Military and the Eighth Route Army and the New 11th brigade against the enemy Daredevil third column merger authorities, under the jurisdiction of military forces prepared for the Taihang 1st, 3rd, 4th Military backbone group. In October, the 2nd Army Division was merged with the 8th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, and the brigade was compiled into the 2nd and 6th Army Division.

Since early 1941, the Military Region forces in cooperation with the people took part in the Battle of Yong Xing sand and were "anti-mopping up", "anti-encroachment", "law and order to strengthen anti-ship action" and other anti-Japanese armed struggle. In March 1943, the Eighth Route Army's 385th Brigade was merged into the 3rd Army Division. In August, the Taihang Military Region troops participated in the Battle of Linnan and opened up the anti-Japanese base areas in Tainan and Yubei.

October 1943, the Eighth Route Army headquarters decided to separate the Taihang Military Region and 129th division, another group marching too District authorities, directly under the command headquarters. August 1945, the Shanxi Military establishment, Taihang Military Region to become one of the four two Military Military. In September, the Shanxi-Henan-Henan-Henan Military Region temporarily compiled the troops of the Taihang Military Region into too The line column participated in the battle of the party. October 7, as required shift in military strategy, the Shanxi Military District decided to Taihang Shanxi Military column reorganized into the third column. 9, the third column in Shanxi Xiang formally established Yuan County Benedict Town. Chen Xilian appointed commander, political commissar Xie Fuzhi (not yet reached the post, Peng Tao on behalf of either), Yan Hongyan, deputy commander, Zeng Shaoshan deputy commander and chief of staff, Luren Can the political department director.

A total of more than 20,000 people were under the jurisdiction of the 7th, 8th, and 9th brigades, and the new artillery battalion,. After the column was established, it immediately participated in the battle of the squadron and smashed more than 7770 Kuomintang troops. From November to December, and in Cixian week break around the area. During this period, Peng Tao was transferred to the political commissar of the column. January 1946, the Kuomintang troops destroyed the armistice agreement, encroachment and attack the liberated areas, was ordered to give column in Anyang, Xiuwu County fight back, recover Meng county.

In June 1946, the 3rd column was renamed the 3rd column of the Jinyu Luyu Field Army. In August, it attacked the Bohai Sea and participated in the self-defense counterattack campaign of the Muhai section of the Bohai Road. From September to November, to participate in Dingtao, Juye, Juan City, slippery battle county. During this period, the director of the Political Department was served by Yan Hongyan. December 7th, 9th Brigade Zheng Zhong was transferred to the deputy commander of the second column. From January to May 1947, the 3rd column participated in the battle of the giant (wild) gold (township) fish (tai), the battle of Yuyu, and the battle of northern Henan. Then it moved to the Anyang area to take a break, conduct military and political training, and prepare for a strategic offensive. In early July, the third column as Liu and Deng field army's general reserve crossed the Yellow River, to participate in the Battle of the Southwest.

In August, the left-wing army of the field army advanced into the Dabie Mountains and launched activities in the western Yunnan region to complete the strategic leap forward mission. At the beginning of October, the 3rd column was backed by no rear. Under the conditions, the launch campaign Zhang shop, wipe out the KMT 88th Division Headquarters 62 second trip of more than 5,300 people, achieved a column for the first time wipe out the KMT army troops more than a regular tour victory, also Liu and Deng field army into the Dabie Mountains since the first victory for the development, consolidation of bases and adhere to the Dabie Mountains in West played a very important role. The column of the 7th Brigade of the 7th Brigade, the 8th Brigade of the 8th Brigade, the 27th Brigade of the 9th Brigade, the column group and the supplementary group of more than 7,000 people belonged to the Western Military Region.

West Anhui People's Army Detachment 1 adapted for the 37th regiment, temporarily owned by the 7th Brigade Command (February 1948 redeploy Anhui Western Military Region). Liu Changyi, commander of the People's Self-Defense Force of the Western Fujian Province, was transferred to the deputy commander of the column.

The column completed the combat mission in the Dabie Mountains and transferred maneuvers in the area north of the Huaihe River. May 9, 1948, the Shanxi Military Region Central Plains Field Army was renamed the third column third column, Yan Hongyan, deputy political commissar and chief of the political department, other leaders worked unchanged. Column participate Wan Tung, Yu Dong battle. Then it went to the Ye County area of Henan Province to take a rest and launch a new army movement. In October, participated in the Huaihai campaign. On January 20, 1949, the 3rd column was moved westward from Suxian County to the southwestern region of Anhui Province.

On 01 March, according to the CPC Central Military Commission decided on the harmonization of military preparation and unit designation, the third column adapted for the 11th Chinese People's Liberation Army, under the Second Field Army the 3rd Corps was formed. Zeng Shaoshan any commander, Zhi Bao first political commissar, deputy commander Zheng Guozhong, deputy political commissar Zhonghan Hua, Yang Guoyu chief of staff, Liu Huaqing, director of the Political Department, Wang Ziqing Ren Houqin Minister. Original jurisdiction 7th Brigade renamed the 31 divisions, Zhaolan Tian any commander, political members circumferential dimension of any of the division; 8 Brigade renamed the 32 divisions, He Zhengwen any commanders, Lunan firewood any political members division; 9 Brigade renamed the 33 divisions, Tong Guogui any commanders, high-rule any political commissar of the division. At the same time, the 20th regiment of the former Western Military Region (2 battalions) and the 24th regiment (2 battalions) were under construction.

The entire army had a total of 22,000 troops. April 21, the 11th Army participated in the Battle of crossing the river, breaking the iron Chau, duck child ditch, jade plate Yangtze Island Kuomintang army defense line. Afterwards, it directly inserted the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line, with a journey of more than 1,500 miles, more than 40 major battles, and more than 25,000 Kuomintang troops. In June, the 33rd Division formed the 99th regiment, thus improving the establishment of the military. In early November, the 11th Army was ordered to enter the southwest, Sichuan and Guizhou to participate as a war, a breakthrough line of defense Chuan Xiang Song Xilian group, straight out of Southeast Sichuan, Chongqing liberation in cooperation neighbor. thenParticipated in the Battle of Chengdu and encircled the Kuomintang Army Hu Zongnan Group.

In January 1950, the 11th Army in East and the military stationed in Wanxian; 31 division for the military maneuver troops, stationed in Yangsan (make Liangping County), undertook the suppression of bandits, road construction, reconstruction task force uprising. The 32nd Division, the 33rd Division, and the military retraining division were divided into the Dazhujun Division, the Wanxian Military Division, and the Xiyang Military Division. The various military divisions were under the command of the Sichuan Eastern Military Region. Period, the army was ordered to deploy 3,000 soldiers, with over 800 mules, support Eighteenth Army entered Tibet. In July, in accordance with the order of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, the 11th Army and the direct team transferred Shandong Qingdao to form the Naval Qingdao Base (now the North Sea Fleet).

During the War of Liberation, the 11th Army moved to the provinces of Jin, Yi, Lu, Yu, Yi, E, Su, Zhe, Yi, Yi, Xiang, Yi, and Sichuan, and a number of heroic model figures such as Li Changlin and Yan Dafang emerged. In January 1951, the 31st Division was incorporated into the 12th Military System and participated in the Chinese People's Volunteers' War. In March, 32 divisions, 33 sub-divisions marched Hebei Langfang assembled by the Otake, Wanxian, ordered the re-establishment of the 11 army. Zeng Shaoshan any commander, Zhi Bao first political commissar, deputy commander Zhang Tingfa, Wang Yu Zhao chief of staff, Pei Zhigeng any political department. Under the jurisdiction of the 32nd, 33rd, and 182th divisions.

The 18th Army totaled 38,800 troops. October 1952, the new 11th Army military and team instructed to tune in Hangzhou, Zhejiang set up an empty Fifth Army. The 11th Army was abolished, and the military was reorganized into the 5th Army of the Air Force, and the 182th Division of the Army was changed to the Railways. The 32nd and 33rd Divisions were transferred to the 16th and 60th Army respectively.