Английская Википедия:80th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)
The 80th Medium Combined Arms Brigade, formerly the 80th Division, is a military formation of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. It's now a maneuver part of the PLA 82nd Group Army.
History
The 80th Division (Шаблон:Zh) was created in February 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948,[1]
The division was a part of 27th Corps, during the Chinese Civil War and took part in major battles, such as the Shanghai Campaign.
Korean War
In November 1950 the division entered Korea as a part of People's Volunteer Army. From November 28 to December 2 1950, the division engaged Task Force Faith (RCT 31) which resulted in the mutual destruction of the 80th division and the RCT 31.[2] Of the 2,500 men of Task Force Faith, 1,000 were killed, wounded, captured, or left to die of wounds.[2] In return, the 80th Division was virtually destroyed and prevented from attacking other US military units.[2]
During the campaign, the division, like all other units from the 9th Army Group, also suffered a lot from the cold weather. 40 percent of its combatants suffered from cold injury, and all but two personnel from 5th Company, 2nd Battalion, 242nd Infantry Regiment of the division were frozen to death on their perimeter before they attempted to ambush U.S. marines.[3]
After Korea
In June 1952 the division returned from Korea and renamed as the 80th Infantry Division (Шаблон:Zh). As of late 1953, the division was composed of:
- 238th Infantry Regiment;
- 239th Infantry Regiment;
- 240th Infantry Regiment;
- 285th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment;
- 360th Artillery Regiment.
In April 1960 the division was renamed as the 80th Army Division (Шаблон:Zh).
In June 1962, the division took part in the emergency combat alert mission in Zhejiang province.
In September 1967, 285th Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment detached from the division and transferred to Armored Troops, Nanjing Military Region's control. The regiment then became 2nd Independent Tank Regiment of Nanjing Military Region in August 1969 and 37th Tank Regiment, 10th Tank Division in May 1976.
On August 20, 1969, the division moved to Hebei along with the Corps HQ. In December 360th Artillery Regiment was renamed as Artillery Regiment, 80th Army Division.
In August 1971, the division was re-organized as a motorized army division:
- 5th Independent Tank Regiment of Beijing Military Region attached to the division and renamed as Tank Regiment, 80th Army division.
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment activated.
During the 1970s the division act as the general reserve force of the Army in northern China.
In 1985 the division was renamed as the 80th Motorized Infantry Division (Шаблон:Zh). From 1985 to 1998 the division maintained as a northern motorized infantry division, category A. By then the division was composed of:
- 238th Infantry Regiment;
- 239th Infantry Regiment;
- 240th Infantry Regiment;
- Tank Regiment;
- Artillery Regiment;
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.
From December 1986 to April 1988, the division took part in the Battle of Laoshan, under the code-designation of "41st Infantry Division (D)".
The division took part in the enforced martial law and the crackdown on protests in Beijing, June 1989.
In 1998 the division was reduced and renamed as the 80th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Шаблон:Zh). The brigade was then composed of:
- 1st Infantry Battalion;
- 2nd Infantry Battalion;
- 3rd Infantry Battalion;
- Tank Battalion;
- 122mm Howitzer Artillery Battalion;
- 130mm Rocket Artillery Battalion;
- Twin-37mm AAA Battalion;
- Communications Battalion;
- Engineer Battalion;
- Repairing Battalion;
- Training Detachment.[4]
In April 2017 the brigade was renamed as the 80th Medium Combined Arms Brigade (Шаблон:Zh).
The brigade is now a maneuvering part of the PLA 82nd Group Army.
References
Шаблон:People's Liberation Army Divisions Шаблон:Structure of People's Liberation Army Ground Force since 2017
- ↑ 《中央军委关于统一全军组织及部队番号的规定》, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_7254c7350100xb56.html
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 全连冻死在阵地：忆我军历史上的3个“冰雕连”, http://news.qq.com/a/20150723/037661.htm
- ↑ 陆军第27集团军军史编纂委员会, 《陆军第27集团军军史》, 1985, p.788
