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PLA 37th Army

The 37th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was adapted from the Kuomintang Army of the Suiyuan Uprising. On September 19, 1949, Dong Qiwu, chairman of the government of the Kuomintang Suiyuan Province (now southwestern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region) and deputy chief of the Northwest Army Chief Executive Office [General of the Founding of the People's Republic of China] led by the influence of the victory situation of the People's Liberation War and the policies of the Communist Party of China, A total of 39 people from Suiyuan provincial military and political leaders and representatives of all ethnic groups jointly signed the Uprising.

On December 9, the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission decided to reorganize Dong Qiwu's headquarters into the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and appointed a leader. Its new independent 7th Division and other departments were adapted to the 37th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Zhang Shizhen [ Major General 55 years ] served as the commander, Shuai Rong [Major Founder] served as the political commissar, Wei Jinglin and Feng Zi served as deputy commanders, Hua Bozhi As Chief of Staff, Zhang Xunzhi [Major Founder] was appointed Director of the Political Department.

Under the jurisdiction: the 109th Division adapted from the newly independent 7th Division, Wen Hanmin was the commander, Zeng Wei [Major General]Served as political commissar; the 110th division adapted from the 326th division, Wang Chongren served as the division chief, and Shang Ying as the political commissar; the 111th division adapted from the 319th division and the 2nd Brigade, etc., Zhang Pu as the division chief, and Li Dengsong as the political committee. At the same time, the 5th and 6th Brigade of the Security Cavalry were reorganized into military cavalry brigades, and An Sida served as the brigade commander.

The army had nearly 13,000 people. Included in the establishment of Suiyuan Military Region. After the troops were reorganized, they moved to the Wuyuan area to carry out political training and productive labor in accordance with the principles of the People's Liberation Army, and became a new type of people's army. In December 1950, the 37th Army was returned to the 23rd Corps of the North China Military Region. In January 1951, the regiment moved to Hengshui District, Hebei Province. In April, the Straight Cavalry Brigade was revoked, and its troops and the Corps that were simultaneously rescinded were part of the 4th Division of the Cavalry. In September, the regiment went to North Korea. Perform the task of building an airport and rear alert. In December, it returned to his motherland and entered the Dingxian (now Dingzhou) region of Hebei Province.

In February 1952, the 37th Army Headquarters and the 36th Army Headquarters transferred the Central Finance Committee to the Construction Engineering Department, and the 110th Division and The 107th Division of the 36th Army was jointly organized as the 107th Division, directly under the leadership of the Corps, and other units were transferred to the Corps Learning Corps or organized as construction engineering units. The 37th Army designation was revoked.