21st Division (People's Republic of China)
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The 21st Division (simplified Chinese: 第21师; traditional Chinese: 第21師; pinyin: dì-èrshíyī shī) was a short-lived division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army which was in service both during and after the Chinese Civil War. The division was created in June 1949 by the Regulation of the Re-Designations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948, being formed from the People's Liberation Army 5th Independent Brigade. The division's history can be traced to 2nd Independent Brigade of the Jinzhong Military District, formed in October 1948.
21st Division (1949–50) | |
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Active | 1949 - 1950 |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
Branch | People's Liberation Army |
Type | Division |
Role | Infantry |
Part of | 7th Army |
Engagements | Chinese Civil War
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Commanders | |
Brigadier | Fan Zhongxiang |
Political Commissar | Li Jianliang |
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Though the extent of the service of the 21st Division would be limited, it would participate in the Chinese Civil War through support of other divisions, such as those in the Taiyuan Campaign. The division would participate in the Battle of Weinan in before it would be moved to southern China to continue minor operations there until the end of the Civil War.
In March 1950, the 21st Division participated in the construction of the Tianshui-Lanzhou Railway in central China.[1] The division would be dissolved in October 1950, before the railway was completed in October 1952, to become the similarly short-lived 4th Artillery Training Base, the predecessor to the 31st Artillery Division.