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PLA 3rd Army

The 3rd Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was the 3rd column of the Northwest Field Army. On August 11, 1945, the Jinci Field Army consisting of 4 brigades from the Jinci Military Region, Guan Guan was appointed as a political commissar, governing the 358th brigade, independent 1st, 2nd, 3rd brigades. After the formation of the Jinci Field Army, they participated in the strategic counterattack and the battles of Suiyuan, Jinbei, Datong, Jining and Luliang. On November 10, 1946, the Central Military Commission decided to cancel the Jinci Field Army. At the same time, in the Pixian area of Shanxi Province, the 3rd column of the Jinci Military Region was formed by the No. 2, 3rd and 5th brigades of the Jinci Field Army Command and the Jinci Field Army Independent, with a total of 15,000 people. Xu Guangda appointed commander, political commissar Sun Zhiyuan, He Bingyan any deputy commander, Li Fuke chief of staff.

After the formation of the column, the various brigades belonging to the group moved to Jinzhong, Jinbei and Jidong areas, and took on the task of defending the Jinci liberated areas. In mid-May 1947, the Independent 5th Brigade was ordered to enter the Shaanxi Jude area to cooperate with the Northwest Field Forces. At the beginning of August, the 3rd column left the independent 3rd brigade in the northwest of Shanxi Province. It continued to cooperate with the Northwest Field Forces. It led the independent 2nd brigade to the West Yellow River, and went to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Liberated Area to join the Independent 5th Brigade and transferred to the Northwest Field Army. By October, the 3rd column (the 3rd brigade under the independence) had participated in the Yulin, Shajiadian, Qikou, Yanqing battles and the second attack on Yulin. In the battle of Yanqing, the 1st column was collaborated with Qicheng, and the defending army reorganized the 76th Division, the 24th brigade and its direct troops, and the injured prisoner Lieutenant General Liao Ang had more than 5,200 people.

In the Winter of 1947, in the Qingyi area of northern Shaanxi, the 3rd column launched a new-style army movement with complaints (reporting the old society and the reactionaries to the working people ) and three investigations (investigating the class, checking the work, and checking the fighting spirit) and raising the troops. The class consciousness had enhanced the fighting power. From February to November 1948, under the unified command of the Northwest Field Army, it was transferred to the outside line and launched a strategic attack against the Shaanxi Kuomintang ruled area. It participated in the Battle River and recovered Yan'an, Luochuan liberation battle, took part in both Cheng, Lai Battle and winter campaign.

On February 1, 1949, according to the order of the Central Military Commission to unify the preparation of the whole army and the number of troops, the 3rd column was renamed the 3rd Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and was subordinated to the first field army. Independent 2nd Brigade was renamed the 7th Division, independent 3rd Brigade was renamed the 8th Division; independent 5th Brigade was renamed the 9th Division. The army had more than 21,000 people. From mid-May to mid-June, had participated in the spring campaign and the Battle of Shaanxi, Pucheng wipe out the KMT garrison and Fuping self-defense groups; the fight against the Kuomintang army counterattack 82nd Army to Xian in Qian County, Liquan area. On 17 June it was incorporated into the 2nd Corps. The 8th Division was built from Jinbei to the Xiangyang area of Shaanxi Province. In mid-July, the Fu Mei campaign, in conjunction with the 4th, 6th and 18th Army Corps troops.

From mid-July to early August, chasing in Jidong In the battle, they captured the counties and liberated towns such as Zhuanglang. Late August to participate in the Battle of Lanzhou, with the 4th Army captured puppy hill Kuomintang army positions, and later scored off Lanzhou west, to seize the Yellow River Bridge, cutting off the country retreat of the Kuomintang garrison, annihilated more than 8,000 people. On September 1st, it marched to the Hexi Corridor in Gansu. The new commander Huang Ting rapid rate forces on September 25 into account Laojunmiao oil field (now Yumen Oilfield), China was the only petroleum mine from destruction.

In late September, the Third Army was ordered to stop the westward, stationed west of Zhangye and Wuwei, Gansu Jiuquan perform special bandits, maintaining social order, the establishment of people's power, to participate in the production of construction design and other tasks. In this period, appropriated 3rd Army establishment of the Kuomintang army cavalry regiment, an independent group, camel soldiers, groups, and other mutinous troops, were incorporated transformation.

In June 1952, it merged with the 1st Army, and the 3rd Army was revoked. The military was reorganized into the Military and Cadre School of the Northwest Military Region. The 7th and 9th Divisions were co-edited as the 7th Division of the 1st Army. The 9th Division was reorganized as the 15th Division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Artillery Division. The 8th Division and the 1st Army First Co-edited by the 2nd Division, the 8th Division was reorganized as the 27th Deportation Division of the North China Air Force. Transferred from the 3rd Army in the Liberation War, moved to Shanxi, Suiyuan (now Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region), Shaanxi, Qinghai, Gansu and other provinces, participated in the big battle, fighting more than 30. On the other hand, heroic heroes and company leaders such as Zhang Huaichun, Zhang Ba, Li Jianyuan, Wang Quxi, Li Zhen and other heroes and heroes such as "Brave and Wit, a large number of enemies" emerged.