60th Corps (People's Republic of China)
The 60th Corps was a military formation of the People's Liberation Army. During the Korean War it formed part of the CPV/PLA III Army Group.
When initially formed in February 1949, it likely consisted of the
In Korea the 60th Corps comprised the
During
During its deployment in Korea from 1952 the
The army left Korea in October 1953.[3]
The army was active in the Nanjing Military Region until disbanded in late 1985.
From 1954 to 1960, the corps was composed of:
- 179th Division
- 180th Division
- 181st Division
- 167th Artillery Regiment
- 85th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment[4]
In April 1960, the corps was renamed as 60th Army Corps(Chinese: 陆军第60军).
In 1961, the
From then the division was composed of:
- 179th Army Division
- 181st Army Division
- 167th Artillery Regiment
- 85th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment[5]
In July 1967, the
In 1969, designation numbers were dropped from artillery units, and the 181st Army Division was redesignated as the 180th Army Division. By then the corps was composed of:
- 178th Army Division
- 179th Army Division
- 180th Army Division
- Artillery Regiment
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment[6]
In 1970,
In May 1976, 38th Tank Regiment, 10th Tank Division attached to the army corps and reconstituted as Tank Regiment, 60th Army Corps.
In December 1978, the 73rd Army Division was disbanded.
In 1983, the 10th Tank Division and the 66th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division were attached to the army corps.[8]
In September 1985, the army corps was disbanded:
- 178th Army Division was disbanded; Headquarters, 178th Army Division was converted to Headquarters, Artillery Brigade of 1st Army.
- 179th Army Division was transferred to 12th Army's control.
- 180th Army Division was transferred to 1st Army's control and redesignated as the 181st Infantry Division.
- 10th Tank Division was transferred to 1st Army's control.
- 66th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division was transferred to 1st Army's control and reconstituted as the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade, 1st Army.
- Tank Regiment, 60th Army Corps was transferred to the 10th Tank Division as the 38th Tank Regiment again.
- Artillery Regiment and Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 60th Army Corps were disbanded.
References
- ^ Korean War FAQ, from CenturyChina.com
- ^ Chinese Question Role in Korean War, from POW-MIA InterNetwork Archived 2007-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0-7006-0723-4, p.270
- ^ 陈忠龙. (2002). 屡创奇迹的60军. 中共党史出版社.pp.619
- ^ 陈忠龙. (2002). 屡创奇迹的60军. 中共党史出版社.pp.620
- ^ 陈忠龙. (2002). 屡创奇迹的60军. 中共党史出版社.pp.620
- ^ 陈忠龙. (2002). 屡创奇迹的60军. 中共党史出版社.pp.621
- ^ 陈忠龙. (2002). 屡创奇迹的60军. 中共党史出版社.pp.624