146th Division (1st Formation)(People's Republic of China)

146th Division (1948–52)
146th Division (1948–52)
Active	1948.11 - 1952.10
Country	People's Republic of China
Branch	People's Liberation Army
Type	Division
Role	Infantry
Part of
Engagements	Chinese Civil War

The 146th Division (Chinese: 第146师) was created in November 1948 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948,^[1] basing on the 35th Division, 12th Column of the PLA Dongbei Field Army, formed in April 1947.

The division is part of . Under the flag of 146th division it took part in several major battles during the Chinese Civil War. In July 1952 the division was inactivated: the division HQ was converted as HQ, 5th Artillery Division, its 436th and 437th Regiment was transferred to , and 438th Regiment moved to Korea as a replacement unit.

As of inactivation the division was composed of:

436th Regiment;
437th Regiment;
438th Regiment.

References[]

中国人民解放军各步兵师沿革，http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_a3f74a990101cp1q.html

^ 《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

[1] 《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

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