73rd Group Army
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The 73rd Group Army (Chinese: 第七十三集团军; pinyin: Dì Qīshísān Jítuánjūn), Unit 31659, formerly the 31st Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 73rd 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 Eastern Theater Command.[1] Headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian, the unit's primary mission is likely preparation for conflict in or about the Taiwan Strait.[2][3]
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73rd Group Army | |
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第七十三集团军 | |
Active | 1985–present |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
Branch | People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
Type | Group army |
Size | Field army |
Part of | Eastern Theater Command |
Garrison/HQ | Jimei, Xiamen, Fujian |
Engagements | Chinese Civil War |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Major General Ding Laifu |
Political Commissar | Major General Fang Ming |
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