The Canton Military Region / 廣州軍區


The Guangzhou Military Region (simplified Chinese: 广州军区; traditional Chinese: 廣州軍區; Mandarin Pinyin: guǎngzhōu jūnqū; Jyutping: gwong2zau1 gwan1keoi1) is a military administrative region located in the south of the People's Republic of China. In May 1949, the Central China (Hua Zhong) Military Region (MR) was formed.[1] In March 1955, it was divided into two, the Guangzhou MR and Wuhan MR. When the Wuhan MR was disbanded in August 1985, its troops stationed around the Hubei province were assigned to the Guangzhou MR.

The Guangzhou MR now covers Guangdong Province, Guangxi Autonomous Region, Hunan Province, Hubei Province, Hainan Province, Hong Kong, and Macau (Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hainan Military Districts and the Hong Kong and Macau garrisons).

There are two Group Armies within the Region, the 41st and 42nd Army, and the International Institute for Strategic Studies attributes the formation with some 180,000 personnel, with one mechanised division, three motorised infantry divisions, one artillery division, two armoured brigades, one artillery brigade, and two anti-aircraft brigades. The 123rd (Amphibious) Infantry Division (53023) at Guigang/Guangxi and 124th Infantry Divisions at Boluo,Guangdong have been identified as Rapid Reaction Units.[2] The Hong Kong garrison includes a brigade with a helicopter unit.

The PLA's 15th Airborne Corps is also located in this MR though not under its command.

Contents

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1 Current Officers[3]
2 Ground Forces
3 Air Force
4 References
5 External Links
[edit] Current Officers[3]



The Main Hospital of Guangzhou Military District, in Guangzhou
Zhang Qinsheng (Commander), since July 2007
Ding Shouyue (Deputy Commander) since July 2004
Gao Chunxiang (Deputy Commander) since April 2004
Gao Shouwei (Deputy Commander) since February 2004
Gu Wengen (Deputy Commander) since May 2006
Lu Dingwen (Deputy Commander) since January 2008
Ou Jingu (Deputy Commander) since January 2003:
Su Zhiqian (Deputy Commander) since January 2009
Wang Jitang (Deputy Commander) since January 2008
Zhang Shiming (Deputy Commander) since June 2007
Zheng Qin (Deputy Commander) since January 2008
Xu Fenlin (Chief-of-Staff) Since February 2008
Zhang Yang (Political Commissar), since September 2007
Huang Jiaxiang (Deputy Political Commissar) since January 2006
Tian Yigong (Deputy Political Commissar) since January 2008
Zhang Rucheng (Deputy Political Commissar) since July 2007
Zhou Yuqi (Deputy Political Commissar) since December 2004 (CCa member)
Zhu Yongqing (Deputy Political Commissar) since March 2003
Zhang Yang (Political Department Director) since July 2005
[edit] Ground Forces

41st Group Army (Command Center:Liuzhou) consists of 2 divisions and 3 brigades
121st Mechanized Infantry Division(Liuzhou)
123rd Mechanized Infantry Division(Guigang)
Armored Brigade(Guilin)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Hengyang)
Artillery Brigade(Liuzhou)
42nd Group Army (Command Center:Huizhou) consists of 2 divisions and 4 brigades
124th Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division (Boluo)
163rd Mechanized Infantry Division(Chaozhou)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Jieyang)
Special Operation Battalion(Guangzhou)
Electronic Warfare Regiment(Huadu)
6th Regiment of the Army Aviation(Sanshui)
Engineering Regiment(Huizhou)
Anti-Chemical Warfare Regiment(Shenzhen)
Driver and Medic Training Battalion(Dongguan)
Training Regiment(Huizhou)
[edit] Air Force

Commander:Lt. Gen. Han Ruijie Political Officer: Lt. Gen. Wang Jilian Deputy Commander:Maj. Gen. Zhang Shutian



7th Corps of the Air Force
2nd (Fighter) Division : Suixi[disambiguation needed], Liuzhou Su-27, J-7
9th (Fighter) Division : Foshan, Shaoguan, Guangzhou J-8D, J-7B
35th (Fighter) Division : Chenghai, Shantou; Xingning J-10
42nd (Fighter) Division : Nanning, Ningming, Guilin J-10
Air Force in Wuhan Base
13th (Transport) Division : Wangjiadun AirportHankou, Dangyang, Kaifeng Y-7, Y-8, IL-76
18 (Fighter) Division : Changsha, Hengyang J-8D, J-7, Su-30
8th (Bomber) Division : Leiyang, Qidong[disambiguation needed] H-6, H-6U
15th Airborne Group Army
43rd Airborne Division:Kaifeng, Henan
44th Airborne Division GuangshuiHubei
45th Airborne Division HuangpiHubei
[edit] References

^ Xinhui, Guangzhou Military Region, China Defence, accessed November 2008
^ http://www.sinodefence.com/armedforces/army/rru.asp
^ http://www.giga-hamburg.de/dl/download. ... s_0805.pdf, p. 24-25.
International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2006
Chapter 8, PLA Ground Forces, by Dennis J Blasko, in The People's Liberation Army as Organisation, RAND, CF182
[edit] External Links

Sino Defence

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Military_Region