83rd Group Army
The 83rd Group Army (Chinese: 第八十三集团军; pinyin: Dì Bāshísān Jítuánjūn), Unit 31679, formerly the 54th Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 83rd 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 Central Theater Command.
| 83rd Group Army | |
|---|---|
| 第八十三集团军 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
| Branch | People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Type | Group army |
| Part of | Central Theater Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Xinxiang, Henan |
| Engagements | Northern Expedition Long March Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War Sino-Indian War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Xie Zenggang |
| Political Commissar | Major General Wang Xinmin |
| Notable commanders | Ye Ting Zhu De Yang Dezhi Su Yu Xiao Ke Yang Chengwu Huang Yongsheng Deng Hua Ding Sheng |
| Insignia | |
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