74th Group Army
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The 74th Group Army (Chinese: 第七十四集团军; pinyin: Dì Qīshísì Jítuánjūn), Unit 31661, formerly the 42nd Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 74th 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 two assigned to the nation's Southern Theater Command.[2]
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74th Group Army | |
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第七十四集团军 | |
Active | 1949-present |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party[1] |
Branch | People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
Type | Group army |
Part of | Southern Theater Command Ground Force |
Garrison/HQ | Huizhou, Guangdong |
Engagements | World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Major General Huang Xucong |
Political commissar | Major General Liu Hongjun |
Notable commanders | Wu Kehua Li Zuocheng |
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