217th Division (People's Republic of China)

217th Division (1949–52)
3rd Water Conservancy Construction Division (1952-53)
1st Road Engineering Division (1953-55)
217th Division (1949–52); 3rd Water Conservancy Construction Division (1952-53); 1st Road Engineering Division (1953-55)
Active	1949.11 – 1955.4
Country	People's Republic of China
Branch	People's Liberation Army
Type	Division
Role	Infantry
Part of
Engagements	Chinese Civil War

The 217th Division (Chinese: 第217师) was created in November 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] basing on the 4th and 5th Division, 2nd Corps, 1st Army Group of the . Its history can be traced to the 63rd Division, 14th Corps, 1st Army Group of Republic of China Army defected in August 1948.

The division is part of . Under the flag of 217th division it took part in the Chinese Civil War.

In March 1952 the division was reorganized as 3rd Water Conservancy Construction Division(Chinese: 水利工程建设第3师).

In July 1953 the division was further reorganized as 1st Road Engineering Division(Chinese: 公路工程第1师).

In 1955 the division was demobilized.

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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