2nd Railway Corps (People's Republic of China)
2nd Railway Corps (1956-57) | |
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Chinese: 铁道兵第2军 | |
Active | 1956.11-1957.4 (inactive) |
Country | |
Type | Railway Troops |
Part of | |
Garrison/HQ | Nanping, Fujian |
2nd Railway Corps (Chinese: 铁道兵第2军) of the People's Liberation Army was a military formation mainly focusing on railway construction missions. It was activated in November 1956 in Nanping, Fujian.
The corps was composed of , and .
The corps was intended to participate in the construction of Yingtan-Xiamen railway. However, due to the change of the construction plan, the activation of the corps was aborted. On April 6, 1957, the corps was formally deactivated.[1]
References[]
- ^ 中国人民解放军历史资料丛书编审委员会: 中国人民解放军历史资料丛书 铁道兵 综述 大事记 表册, ISBN 7-5065-3810-5, p. 87.
Categories:
- Corps of the People's Liberation Army
- Military units and formations established in 1956
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1957
- Military railways