104th Division (2nd Formation)(People's Republic of China)

The 104th Division(Chinese: 第104师)(2nd Formation) was activated on February 26, 1951 from 6th Military Sub-district. The division was composed of:

  • 310th Infantry Regiment (former 6th Security Regiment of Zhejiang Military District);
  • 311th Infantry Regiment (local forces from 6th Military Sub-district);
  • 312th Infantry Regiment (former 7th Security Regiment of Zhejiang Military District).
104th Division (1951-52)
6th Building Construction Division (1952-53)
Active1951.2 - 1955.4
CountryPeople's Republic of China
BranchPeople's Liberation Army
TypeDivision
RoleInfantry
Garrison/HQTaizhou, Zhejiang

In May 1952 the division was reorganized as 6th Building Construction Division (Chinese: 建筑工程第6师), all its regiments were redesignated as follow:

  • 16th Building Construction Regiment (former 310th Infantry);
  • 17th Building Construction Regiment (former 311th Infantry);
  • 18th Building Construction Regiment (former 312th Infantry).

In 1953 the division was reorganized as 3rd Building Construction Corporation of Eastern China({Chinese: 华东建筑工程第三公司).

In 1955 the corporation moved to Xi'an and renamed as 3rd Building Construction Corporation of Northeast({Chinese: 西北建筑工程第三公司). In the same year the corporation was merged into 3rd Sanitary Facility Installation Corporation(Chinese: 第三卫生设备安装公司).

In April 1955 the corporation was demobilized.

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