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PLA 6th Army

The Sixth Army People's Liberation Army predecessor was the Red Army 5th Corps of an anti-Japanese Eighth Route Army during the war 129 division and a brigade of 386 Shandong and Henan, Jinchaji several partitions partly friendly forces, the Northwest Field army 6 column war of liberation. In the second half of 1947, after more than a year of fighting in the Liberation War, the national situation had undergone major changes. The Kuomintang was forced to change the full-scale offensive to a key offensive and continue to lead the war to the liberated areas. CPC Central Committee to seize the favorable development of the situation in the war situation, timely command of the PLA into the strategic offensive from strategic defense, to go outside the main hit, the war to the Kuomintang areas, a large number of annihilating the outside; while a part of the main and The vast regional forces continued to fight in the interior, destroying inside enemies and restoring the liberated areas.

Northwest Field Army to complete the task inside the counterattack, crush huzongnan massive attack Ningxia Border Region of conspiracy, I Ningxia Border Region to strengthen the military, on October 11, 1947, in Shaanxi province Suide County to teach brigade, new The 4th Brigade consists of the 6th column, which was affiliated to the Northwest Field Army. Luo Yuan made any commander, Xu Liqing appointed political commissar, deputy commander Zhang Xian about, Tang Ziqi chief of staff, Rao Zhengxi any political department, the whole column was 1.3 million people. Column composed after participating in the second attack Yulin 11 months, troop concentrations in West Fork, Fort Jincheon area, in order to carry out the complaint, three examinations as the main content of a whole new army movement. In late February 1948, it participated in the Battle of Yichuan, in conjunction with the third column to the main siege of Yichuan city, to participate in a blocking force in the southwestern Sichuan Yi Iron Longwan area, surround and annihilate the KMT whole rush to the rescue of Yichuan compiled 29 Jun, Killing the 90th division commander Yan Ming, the captain's chief of staff Liu Zhenshi had more than 3,300 people.

In the first half of the month, the 3rd column was used to attack Luochuan. In mid-April, it participated in the Battle of Xifu. In mid-May, it went to Hancheng and the Hejin area of Shanxi Province for training. From August to November, participate in the battles of Cheng, Weibei and winter. February 1, 1949, according to the Central Military Commission November 1, 1948 on the harmonization of the military establishment and command unit designation, the sixth column was renamed the People's Liberation Army 6th Army, under the First Field Army. Luo Yuan was made commander, Xu Liqing appointed political commissar, deputy commander Zhang Xian, Tang Ziqi chief of staff, Rao positive tin deputy minister and chief political commissar of the Political Department, Ministry of Renhou Qin Zheng Yunbiao. Teach brigade was renamed the 16th Division, first as commander Tsung, Guan Sheng-Zhi appointed political commissar; New 4th Brigade was renamed the 17th Division, Cheng Wyatt longer any commanders, Huangzhen Tang appointed political commissar.

A total of about 14,000 people. In the spring of February, it participated in the spring campaign and liberated Pucheng and Fuping with the 3rd Army. At the beginning of March, the 6th Army captured towns such as Datun, Hajj, and civilians. In early May, participate in the Battle of Shaanxi, on the 20th liberation of Xi'an, the F-17 the KMT army, tentatively numbered 2nd Brigade and local reactionary armed forces each one, captured more than 2,000 people. Later the liberation of Hu County (now Huxian), Lam Tin, Weinan, temporary Tong and other county. At the beginning of June, the 18th Division was established by the Yuncheng Military Division and the troops in Yuncheng Yunnan. Zhang Chi any commander, political commissar Mingyuan King. The new 18th Division added the 6th Army. In mid-6th Army incorporated into the 2nd Corps (turn scribe November 1st Corps), was ordered out before the north Liquan, Jingyang Northwest, the fight against counterattack Kuomintang army to Xi'an. In mid-July, it participated in the Battle of Fumei and smashed more than 3,400 Kuomintang troops.

In the latter half of the year, it advanced to Lanzhou and successively liberated Tongyu, Neiguanying, Xinying Town and Yuzhong Town. On August 25th, it participated in the general attack of the Lanzhou Campaign, captured the main peak of the Lanlan Mountain Yingpanling and entered the urban area, and 3100 troosp of the Kuomintang Army. In September, the Hexi Corridor to march into to the area near Jiuquan, had incorporated the uprising, surrendered the KMT army of more than 5200 people (after the uprising, surrendered units were organized as a separate division, 6th Army into Xinjiang time and the division incorporated into his troops The 16th and 17th Divisions, in October, the 18th Division entered Xi'an (in December 1950, it was reorganized as the 4th Division of the Public Security, and was separated from the 6th Army).

At the beginning of November, the 6th Army marched into Xinjiang and until March 1950, all arrived in Xinjiang. The Military Department and the 17th Division stationed in Dihua (now Urumqi), Yining and other regions, the 6th Army and the Dihua Military Region, under the jurisdiction of Dihua, Hami, and Qijun Division by their respective divisions. Belonged to the Ministry team stationed in Hami, Town (now Balikun) and other regions, large-scale production into motion immediately, participate in local government to build and annihilate armed bandits and other tasks. To 10 months, in the odd Taitung prairie and northern region Shawodi Qing destroy Uthman gangs, armed bandits were wiped out with the liberation of the masses of herdsman.

In May 1953, in the order of the Northwest Military Region, the Military Department and the Northwest Military Region Aviation Department were merged as the Northwest Military Region Air Force. The 16th and 17th divisions were reorganized as the 5th and 6th divisions of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and the 6th Army’s number was revoked. The Sixth Army withdrew from the formation, which lasted four years and seven months, moved to Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang region, more than 200 times the size of the fight. It made for the liberation of the Great Northwest and defend the frontiers and the construction of the frontier significant contribution. In combat, the 6th Army emerged Hu Qingshan, Wang Yao group, Wei Shuqing, Chen Quankui and other model soldiers.