24th Group Army
The 24th Group Army was a military formation of the People's Liberation Army. It was established in February 1949 and finally disbanded circa 2000-2003.
| 24th Group Army | |
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| Active | 1949-c.2003 |
| Country |  China |
| Garrison/HQ | Chengde, Hebei |
It appears to have originally consisted of the 70th Division (now 3rd Guard Division), 71st Division, and 72nd Division. The 74th Division joined after the disbandment of the 25th Corps, and was subsequently redesignated.
It was part of the Beijing Military Region.
In the early 2000s, Blasko listed the army as consisting of the:[1]
- Headquarters, 24th Group Army, Chengde, Hebei
- 70th Division
- 71st Division
- 1st Armored Division (People's Republic of China) (Tianjin)
- Artillery Brigade, Changli
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade
Commanders
- Yao Baoqian (1983–?)
References
- Dennis J. Blasko, "PLA Ground Forces: Moving towards a Smaller, More Rapidly Deployable, Modern Combined Arms Force," The PLA as Organization, ed. James C. Mulvenon and Andrew N.D. Yang (Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2002), 328.
| Field Armies - 野战军 (1949–50) | |
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| Army Groups - 兵团 (1948–55) |
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| Corps - 军 (1948–52) Infantry Corps - 步兵军 (1952–60) Army Corps - 陆军军 (1960-85) |
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| Group armies - 陆军集团军 (1985–2017) | |
| Group Armies - 陆军集团军 (2017–) | |
| Air Force Corps - 空军军 (1957-) |
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| Air Defense Force Corps - 防空军军 (1955-57) | |
| Railway Corps - 铁道兵军 (1956-58) | |
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