76th Group Army

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For the British-led World War II-era formation, see 21st Army Group.
76th Group Army
Country People's Republic of China
TypeField army
Garrison/HQXining, Qinghai
EngagementsLong March
Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Korean War
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General
Zhang Hongbing
Notable
commanders		Peng Xuefeng
Wei Guoqing
Zhang Zhen
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol
76
NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Army.svg
 GA
Military Symbol - Hostile Unit (Monochrome Light 1.5x1 Frame)- Infantry (NATO APP-6).svg

The 76th Group Army, formerly the 21st Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, originally formed in 1949.

It served during the Korean War when it comprised the , 62nd, and .

Today it is based in the Lanzhou Military Region and comprises, according to Dennis Blasko:

  • 21st Group Army, Baoji, Shaanxi[1]
    • (“Red Army Division”), Tianshui, Gansu
    • 12th Armoured Brigade, Jiuquan, Gansu
    • Artillery Brigade (Blasko 2013 now lists Yinchuan, Ningxia)
    • Air Defence Brigade (Blasko lists only Gansu; other sources say Linxia, Gansu)
    • 'Tiger' Special Operations Dadui (Blasko 2013 lists a location)

References[]

  1. ^ Blasko, Tradition and Transformation in the People's Liberation Army, 2013, 93
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