Chinese Armed Forces ORBAT Part 3: Ground Forces - Page 8 of 8 - अरे यायावर रहेगा याद?

OLDER DATA

Only for archival purpose

Following is the list of PLA ground forces divided among five different Theater Commands. Some of these TCs command a few independent brigades, divisions and even regiments in addition to regular Combined Arms Brigades. The data is collected from multiple sources which will be presented in the last post of this series.

In addition to regular PLA Army units, there are a few Border Defence Regiment units which usually form the first line of defence on borders during peacetime. They are lightly armed and meant for border patrols, marine patrols, reconnaissance, law & order, guard duty etc. Central TC has no such BDRs assigned to it.

There are a few units in the post text which are not marked in the map below. Some of them are very new units about which little information is available and some are missing due to confusion after reorganisation. Additionally, some data like MUCD and weapons is not provided here due to formatting issues. Remaining data is incomplete but as accurate as it can be at the time of writing (March 2021) and I’ll be adding updates and improving formatting or perhaps create a e-book to present all that data.

IMAGE 1: PLA theater commands map. (Wikimedia)

WESTERN THEATER COMMAND

This TC has two Group Armies 76th and 77th, 2 Military Regions, Tibet & Xinjiang, a large number of independent units and Border Defence Regiments. It is responsible for border security with India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Area of responsibility includes Sichuan, Tibet, Aksai Chin, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Chongqing. It has two Group Armies, two Military Regions plus a number of independent support units and Border Defence Brigades.

UNIT	LOCATION	REMARKS
WESTERN THEATER COMMAND.	Nanchang Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City	Major focus on India. This seems to be the only TC which still retains some divisions. 2 to 2.35 lakh troops from border defence units and regular army. 5-6 CBAs deployed in Depsang, Galwan, Hot Spring, Pangong Tso, Demchok and Chumar sectors. Tibet Military Region (TMR) comes under PLA’s Ground Forces Command instead of Western TC
SUPPORT BRIGADES
6th Intelligence Reconnaissance Brigade	Urumqi, Xinjiang	Former Technical Reconnaissance Bureau of Xinjiang MR
6th Information Support Brigade	Urumqi, Xinjiang	Former Xinjiang MR 1st & 2nd Surveying and Mapping Brigade
3rd Intelligence Reconnaissance Brigade	Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu	Former 1st Reconnaissance Bureau of Lanzhou MR + 61st Division Reconnaissance Battalion of Former 21st Army
3rd Information Assurance/Support Brigade??	Yuzhong County, Lanzhou, Gansu
3r Electronic Counter Measures Brigade	Chengguan Town, Yongdeng County, Lanzhou City, Gansu

TABLE 1: Western Theater Command plus some support units

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
76th Group Army		59 Bayi Road, Chengdong District, Xining City	Former 21st Group Army
	12th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade.	Dongba Village, Suzhou District, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province	Former 12th Armoured Brigade
	17th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade.	Pingjibao, Xixia District, Yinchuan City	13th Group Army Armour Brigade??
	56th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	South Yanqiao Road, Golmud City	Former 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 47th Group Army of the Lanzhou Military Region
	62nd Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Shuangyong Road, Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province	2
	149th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Liqiao Village, Litong District, Wuzhong City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region	From former 149th Motorised Infantry Division
	182nd Light Combined Arms Brigade	Chiyu Road, Tianshui County, Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province	From former 61st Division of 13th GA Hammer? Old HQ?
	12th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade
	76th Artillery Brigade.	Yingshui Bridge, Shapotou District, Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region	Former 47th Artillery Brigade
	76th Air Defence Brigade.	80 Qianheyan Road, Linxia City, Gansu Province	Former 21st AA Brigade
	76th Special Operations Brigade	Jiefang Street, Qingtongxia City, Wuzhong City, Ningxia Hui	Former 184th Regiment, 62nd Division of 21st Army Tiger brigade?
	76th Engineer Brigade
	76th Army Aviation Brigade	Gonghe Town, Pingchuan District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province	Former 21st GA Aviation Brigade
	76th Engineering Brigade
	76th Chemical Defence Brigade	Xiaodongmen, Lintao County, Dingxi City, Gansu
	76th Army Hospital

TABLE 2: 76th Group Army, Western Theater Command

39th Combined Arms Brigade, 77th Group Army, Western Theater Command — IMAGE 3: Troops of 39th Combined Arms Brigade of 77th Group Army, Western Theater Command in a military exercise. (china-defense.blogspot.com)

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
77th Group Army		No. 1, Yongjun Road, Chongzhou City, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
	139th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Jiuligeng, Sichuan Province	Former 139th Brigade of 47th GA
	181st Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Tonggao Village, Qianwei County, Leshan City, Sichuan
	39th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	238 Bitong Road, Bishan District, Chongqing City	LX31
	40th Mountain Combined Arms Brigade	Junmin Road, Junmin Road, Jiangjin District, Chongqing	Former 13th Brigade of Chengdu MR Location not clear
	55th Light Combined Arms Brigade	Deyang Village, Duilung Deqing County, Lhasa City	Former 55th Motorised Infantry Brigade of 47th GA
	150th Light Combined Arms Brigade	Xianger Town, Dongpo District, Meishan City, Sichuan Province	From former 149th Motorised Infantry Division
	181st Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Tonggao Village, Qianwei County, Leshan City, Sichuan
	77th Army Aviation Brigade – Feng Huang Shan	Chengdu, Feng Huang Shan
	77th Army Aviation Brigade – Taipingsi	Chengdu, Taipingsi
	77th Army Aviation Brigade Det. – Nyingzhi	Nyingzhi
	77th Special Operations Brigade	Jiuligeng, Shifang City, Deyang City	Cheetah
	77th Artillery Brigade	Jinjiang Township, Chongzhou City, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province	Location unclear
	77th Air Defence Brigade	Jiepai Town, Anzhou District, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province
	77th Service Support Brigade
	77th Engineering Chemical Prevention	Qianjin Middle Road, Jiangyang District, Luzhou City, Sichuan
	3rd Intelligence & Reconnaissance Brigade	Wujiaya Village, Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu
	Information and Communication Brigade	Majiasi Village, Lianda Township, Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, Gansu
	77th Hospital	Jiajiang, Sichuan

TABLE 3: 77th Group Army, Western Theater Command

IMAGE 4: Xinjiang Military Region Special forces training

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
XINJIANG MILITARY REGION		Urumqi
4th Motorised Infantry Division		Kuqa County, Aksu Prefecture	Deployed in Depsang
	11th Motorised Infantry Regiment	Qianjin Road, Aksu City, Aksu District, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	Deployed in Depsang
	12th Motorised Infantry Regiment	Bayingolin, Luntai
	Armoured Regiment 4th Div “Tiger”	Hejing, Bayingoleng, Xinjiang	Approximate location
	Anti Tank Regiment 4th Div
	Artillery Regiment 4th Div	Shuangyong Road, Baicheng County, Aksu District, Xinjiang	Approximate location
	Air Defence Regiment 4th Div	Kucha County, Aksu Prefecture
	Special Operations Brigade, 4th Div	??
	Indpendent Armoured Brigade?? 4th Div

6th Highland Mechanised Infantry Division		Xincheng Road, Shache County, Kashgar, Xinjiang	Company sized Div HQ with EW, CBRN battalions, AD platoon & guard company 351 ZBD-04A ICV (4 per regiment)
	7th Mechanised Infantry Regiment		4 battalions
	18th Mechanised Infantry Regiment	9 Kuonabaza Road, Shule County, Kashgar
	21st Armoured Regiment	Ye cheng xian
	Field Artillery Regiment, 6th Div	No.11 Wenhua Road, Shule County, Kashgar Prefecture
	Aviation Regiment, 6th Div
	Air Defence Regiment, 6th Div	Renmin Road, Shache County, Kashgar District, Xinjiang
	Reconnaissance Battalion, 6th Div
	CBRN Defence Battalion Infantry Company & AD Platoon for HQ security, 6th Div
	EW Battalion, 6th Div
	Combat Engineer Battalion, 6th Div
	Army Aviation Brigade, 6th Div
	Xinjiang Special Operations Brigade
	Kashgar Engineer Regiment
	South Xinjiang Communications Regiment

1st Independent Regiment		146 Wuxing North Road, Shuimogou District, Urumqi, Xinjiang
2nd Independent Regiment
6th Intelligence & Recon Brigade		Dabancheng District, Urumqi, Xinjiang	Approximate location
6th Information Assurance Brigade?
6th EW Brigade		Beijing North Road, Xinshi District, Urumqi, Xinjiang
11th Comprehensive Training Base		East Ring Road, Korla
2nd Artillery Brigade
7th Armed Police Division
63rd Armed Police Division

8th Motorised Infantry Division	27 Beijing East Road, Wusu City, Tacheng Region, Xinjiang	Tacheng Wusu, Xinjiang	Has female crews for ZTZ88A, 2nd Tank Company, Regiments 2800 troops each 12th Border Defence Regiment (Tawang)? 13th Border Defence Regiment?
	22nd Motorised Infantry Regiment	Shaoshan Road, Dushanzi District, Karamay City, Xinjiang
	24th Motorised Infantry Regiment	Yinyan Road, Shihezi City, Xinjiang
	162nd Artillery Regiment or Brigade?	Jinshan Road, Shawan County, Tacheng District, Xinjiang
	Highland Artillery Regiment -8th?	Beijing West Road, Kuitun City
	Armored Regiment	Shihezi, Xinjiang	44°19’57.41 86° 2’5.46
	Special Operations Brigade??	Xinjiang?

11th Motorised Infantry Division		Beijing South Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang	13000 troops. Special Operations Brigade, Artillery Brigade 3-4 infantry brigades maneuver unit
	31st Infantry Regiment	Wuqi Road, Jimsar County, Changji Hui, Xinjiang
	32nd Infantry Regiment	Gaochang, Turpan City, Xinjiang	Approximate location 4th Coy of 2nd Bt is Gannan Suppression Hero Coy? 3rd Bat is 3rd Steel Battalion
	Air Defence Regiment -11th	Fukang, Changji Hui, Xinjiang
	Artillery Regiment or Brigade -11th?	39 Beiwan Street, Tianshan District, Urumqi, Xinjiang
	Armoured Regiment -11th?	Shuimogou Road, Anping , Urumqi, Wulabo
	84th Artillery Brigade?	Xishan Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang	? Former 2nd Artillery Brigade?
	84th Air Defence Brigade	Wenquan West Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang	Former 13th Air Defence Brigade? Location of this might be same as 84th Artillry above
	84th Army Aviation Brigade	Maoge’an Village, Changji City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang
	84th Special Operations Brigade	Yingbin Avenue, Kashgar
	Engineering brigade/battalion-11th?	Bogda Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi, Xinjiang	Approximate location
	11th artillery storage?
Xinjiang Border Defence Regiments
361st Border Defence Regiment		Shiquanhe, Gar County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet	Former Xinjiang MR Ali Army Division Border Defence 14th Regiment and Zada Border Defence Battalion
362nd Border Defence Regiment		Rutog County, Ngari. Tibet	Approximate location Former Xinjiang MR Ali Army Division Border Defence 14th Regiment and Kan Frontier Defence Battalion. Deployed at Pagong Tso, Banmozhang and Spangur 33°46’9.91″N 79° 4’18.56″E
363rd Border Defence Regiment		Ayikule River Beach, Zepu County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang	Approximate location Holds Shenxianwan Post at 5382m, highest in PLA, Karakoram steel post
364th Border Defence Regiment		Tashkorgan, Akta County, Xinjiang	Approximate location Former 12th Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR. Deployed near PoK border with Tibet
365th Border Defence Regiment		Azihan Road, Atushi City, Xinjiang Wuqia	Former 11th Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR.
366th Border Defence Regiment		Aksu, Xinjiang	Approximate location Former 10th Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR.
367th Border Defence Regiment		Yili, Zhaosu, Xinjiang	Approximate location Former 9th Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR.
368th Border Defence Regiment?		Huocheng Hui, Yuan County	Former 8th Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR?
369th Border Defence Regiment		Hongxing Road, Bole City, Bortala, Xinjiang	Former 7th Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR
370th Border Defence Regiment		Kapuqike, Tuoli County	Former 6th Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR
371st Border Defence Regiment		Emin, Tacheng, Xinjiang	Approximate location Former 5th Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR
372nd Border Defence Regiment		Yingbin Road, Fuyun County, Altay District, Xinjiang	Approximate location Former 4th Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR
373rd Border Defence Regiment		Tuanjie South Road, Habahe County, Altay District, Xinjiang	Former 3rd Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR
374th Border Defence Regiment		Qitai, Changji, Xinjiang	Approximate locatio nFormer 2nd Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR
375th Border Defence Regiment		Hami Barkol, Xinjiang	Former 1st Regiment of the Border Defence of Kashgar Army Division of Xinjiang MR

TABLE4: Xinjiang Military Region, Western Theater Command

IMAGE 5: Military exercise by troops belonging to Tibet Military Region, Western Theater Command. (chinamil.com.cn)

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
TIBET MILITARY REGION		4, Jiangsu Road, Lhasa	Three military sub-districts: Shannon; Xigaze; and Nyingchi.

52nd Mountain Combined Arms Brigade		69 Shuangyong North Road, Bayi District, Linzhi City, Tibet	former 52nd Mountain Motorised Infantry Brigade Inf Bt: 700 Troops. Art Reg: 1100 troops.
	Artillery regiment , 52nd CAB	Nixi, Bayi village, Linzhi County
	1st Infantry Battalion	Bujiu village, Linzhi County
	2nd Infantry Battalion.	Yongjiu village, Linzhi County
	3rd Infantry Battalion	Yongjiu village, Linzhi County	unclear
	4th Infantry Battalion.	Bujiuxiang	unclear

53rd Mountains Combined Arms Brigade		Zedang Town, Nedong County, Shannan Region, Tibet	Former 53rd Motorised Infantry Brigade. Art Reg: 1100 troops Inf Bt: 700 Troops Approximate Location
	Artillery regiment.	Jiage village, Linzhi City, Milin County
	1st Infantry Battalion.	Wolongzhen
	2nd Infantry Battalion.	Ganggacun
	3rd Infantry Battalion.	Bangzhongcun	Approximate Location, multiple villages by same name
	4th Infantry Battalion.	Wolong, Mainling	Approximate Location, multiple places by same name

54th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade		Dongga Bridge, Duilungdeqing County, Lhasa City, Tibet	Former 54th Mechanised Infantry Brigade
	Artillery Regiment
	3 Mechanised Infantry Battalions
	Medium Tank Battalion
	Engineer & Chemical Warfare Battalion

85th Special Operations Brigade		No. 6, Luding Middle Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Tibet	Former Special Operations Division.
85th Army Aviation Brigade		Lang Jiesikang, Xizang
85th Artillery Brigade		1 Cijiaolin Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Tibet
85th Air Defence Brigade		Nagu, Lhasa or Luding North Road, Lhasa	29°40’28.85 91°19’8.78 or 29°40’47.57″N 91° 4’58.67″E Former 65th Air Defence Division
85th Engineer and Chemical Brigade		Jinzhu West Road, Chengguan District	Former 15th Engineering Brigade
?? Communications Unit
7th Electronic Counter Measures Brigade		Caigongtang, Chengguan	Probable location
Comms Unit?		Luding South Road, Duilungdeqing County, Lhasa, Tibet
Tibet Border Defence Regiments			3 battalions with 3 companies each + Regimental HQ Unit
351st Border Defence Regiment		Yanjiang Road, Chayu County, Linzhi City, Tibet	Former 4th Regiment of the Frontier Defence of Tibet MR,
352nd Border Defence Regiment		Daze Road, Bayi District, Nyingchi District	Former Bomi Production Battalion of Tibet MR + 3rd Medog Ind batt
353rd Border Defence Regiment		Nanyi, Milin County, Nyingchi City, Tibet	Former 7th Regiment of the Frontier Defence of Tibet MR.
354th Border Defence Regiment		Xiegu, Longzi County, Shannan Region, Tibet	Former 1st Regiment of the Frontier Defence of Tibet MR
355th Border Defence Regiment		Cona , Shannan City	Former 2nd Regiment of the Frontier Defence of Tibet MR.
356th Border Defence Regiment		Xigaze Yadong county
357th Border Defence Regiment		Jiangga Town, Dingjie, Xigaze	Former 3rd Regiment of the Frontier Defence of Tibet
358th Border Defence Regiment		Xigaze Saga, Zhongba County, Geelong County, Tibet

38th Mobile Police Division		Lhoka/Shannan
41st Mobile Police Division		Lhoka/Shannan

1st Border Defence Regiment.		Shannan City, Longzi County	2800 troops
2nd Border Defence Regiment.		Shannan City, Cuona County	2800 troops
3rd Border Defence Regiment.		Shigatse City, Tingri County	2800 troops
4th Border Defence Regiment.		Chayu, Linzhi	2800 troops
5th Border Defence Regiment.		Shigatse City, Saga County	2800 troops
6th Border Defence Regiment.		Shigatse City, Yadong County	2800 troops
9th Border Defence Regiment ??		??	??
1st Independent Infantry Battalion.		Shigatse City , Gyantse County	700 troops.
2nd Independent Infantry Battalion.		Shigatse City, Gangba County	700 troops.
3rd Independent Infantry Battalion.		Beibeng village, Linzhi City, Medog County	700 troops.
Medog Garrison, Mofan Battalion.		Medog County
Milin 4th Independentp Infantry Battalion.		Nanyi Township, Linzhi City, Milin County	700 troops.
Luoza County 5th Independent Infantry Battalion.		Shannan City, Luoza County	700 troops.

308th Artillery Brigade		Linzhi, Tibet	PCL181 155mm truck mounted howitzers
	3 Mechanised Infantry Battalions?
	Tank Battalion?
	Chemical Warfare Battalion?

651st Independent AAA Brigade		Bayi, Nyingchi
	1 Regiment MRSAM
	1 Regiment VSHORAD
	1 Regiment FM-90
	Composite AA Battalion
	1 Regiment HQ-12??

2nd Artillery Brigade

TABLE 5: Tibet Military Region, Western Theater Command

NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND

It has 3 Group Armies, an uncertain number of support brigades and a large number of Border & Coastal Defence brigades/

UNIT	LOCATION	REMARKS
NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND.	Tower Bay Street, Shenhe District, Shenyang, Liaoning
4th Reconnaissance Intelligence Brigade	Junmin Road, Yanji City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province
4th Information Support Brigade	Qilihe Road, Licheng District, Jinan City, Shandong Province
4th Electronic Countermeasures Brigade
7th Comprehensive Training Base?	Longshan Road, Dalian City
8th Comprehensive Training Base?	Yongjun Road, Huaiyin District, Jinan City, Shandong Province

TABLE 6: Some miscellaneous units of Northern Theater Command

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
78th Group Army		Baqiangzitun, Xiangfang District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang	Former 16th Group Army

	204th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade		Former 16th army 204th brigadeShenyang Military Region,
	78th Special Operations Brigade	Yangming District, Mudanjiang City	Blood Wolf. Formerly Special Operations Brigade of 16th GA)
	8th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Sunjiatun, Xiangfang District, Harbin	Former 8th Armored Brigade Jinan Military Region’s 26th Group Army
	48th Light Combined Arms Brigade	Zhangjia Village, Dongchang District, Tonghua City, Jilin	Former 48th brigade, 16th army of Shenyang Military region,
	68th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province,	Former 68th Brigade of Motorized Infantry of the 16th Army of Shenyang Military Region
	115th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Chenger Village, Ranghu Road District, Daqing City, Heilongjiang
	202nd Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Siping	Fromer 202nd brigade, Shenyang Military Region, 39 group army
	78th Army Aviation Brigade	Taobei District, Baicheng	Former 115th Mechanized Infantry Division , 39th Army of the Shenyang Military Region
	78th Artillery Brigade	Siping City, Jilin Province
	78th Air Defence Brigade
	78th Chemical Engineering Brigade	Changchun Road, Chuanying District, Jilin City
	78th Sustainment/Logistics? Brigade
	78th Group Army Hospital	Tianqing Street, Aimin District, Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang

TABLE 7: 78th Group Army Northern Theater Command

IMAGE 7: 79th Group Army, Northern Theater Command (chinamil.com.cn)

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
79th Group Army		Baita District, Liaoyang City	Former 39th Group Army

	79th Army Aviation Brigade
	79th Air Defence Brigade
	79th Artillery Brigade
	79th Chemical Engineering Brigade
	79th Special Operations Brigade??	Jinbei Village, Lalatun Village, Yixian County, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province
	79th Supply Brigade
	46th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Yongjun Street, Wafangdian City, Dalian Pulandian District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province	Former 136th Regiment of the 46th Division of the 16th Army, Shenyang Military Region
	116th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Beidaying, Haicheng City, Anshan City, Yingkou City, Liaoning Province
	119th Light Combined Arms Brigade
	190th Light Combined Army Brigade	Wulongbei town, Zhen’an District
	200th Medium COmbined Arms Brigade

TABLE 8: 79th Group Army Northern Theater Command

IMAGE 8: 80th Group Army, Northern Theater Command

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
80th Group Army		Xueyuan Street, Kuiwen District, Weifang City, Shandong Province	Former 26th Group Army
	80th Army Aviation Brigade	Zhuzhuang, Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng City
	80th Air Defence Brigade	Xinzhouzhuang Village, Changqing District, Jinan City, Shandong Province
	80th Engineering Brigade	Houjiatuan Village, Laiyang City, Yantai City, Shandong Province
	80th Artillery Brigade	Fu Town, Weicheng District, Weifang City, Shandong Province
	80th Special Operations Brigade	Tianping Street, Daiyue District, Tai’an City, Shandong Province	Eagle
	80th Support Brigade	Shanbeitou Village, Fangzi District, Weifang City
	47th Light Combined Arms Brigade	Jianbu Village, Zouping County, Binzhou City
	69th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Gongjian Road, Weicheng District, Weifang City, Shandong Province	Part of 16th Group Army of the Shenyang Military Region The 69th Division of Motorized Infantry (Unit 65426 Harbin, Heilongjiang)
	118th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Batazi Village, Yi County, Jinzhou City	Former 118th Brigade of Motorized Infantry (Unit 65651//Yi County, Jinzhou, Liaoning
	138th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Junmin Road, Chengxiang Street, Laiyang City
	203rd Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Shanxi, Yingkou City
	80 Group Army Hospital	Beigong West Street, Weifang City, Shandong Province

TABLE 9: 80th Group Army Northern Theater Command

UNIT	LOCATION	REMARKS
321st Border Defence Brigade	Alxa, Inner Mongolia	Former Inner Mongolia MR 1st Regiment Bayannaoer Border Defence + Ejina 4 Regiment Mongolia Border
322nd Border Defence Brigade	Donghe District, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia	Former Inner Mongolia MR Baotou Border Defense 5th Regiment + Ulanchabu Border Defence 6th Regiment + Xilin Gol Border Defence 7th regiment Mongolia Border
323rd Border Defence Brigade	Dongwu Banner or Abaga, Inner Mongolia	Mongolia Border
324th Border Defence Brigade	Hulunbuir City or Aershan, Xing’an League, Inner Mongolia	Former Inner Mongolia MR Border Defense 8th & 9th Regiments
325th Border Defence Brigade	Aershan City, Xing’an League?	Mongolia Border
326th Border Defence Brigade	Xingfu, Aihui District	Former Heilongjiang Provincial MR Border Defence 7th, 8th & 9th Regiments Russia Border
327th Border Defence Brigade	Luobei County, Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang	Former Heilongjiang Provincial MR Border Defence 4th, 5th & 6th Regiments Russia Border
328th Border Defence Brigade	Jidong County, Jixi City, Heilongjiang	Former Heilongjiang Provincial MR Border Defence 1st, 2nd & 3rd Regiments Russia Border
329th Border Defence Brigade	Hunchun City, Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin	Former Jilin Province Army. Border Defence Division 2nd & 3rd Regiments Russia Border
330th Border Defence Brigade	Changbai County, Baishan City, Jilin	North Korea border
331st Border Defence Brigade	Langtou Town, Kuandian County, Dandong City, Liaoning	North Korea border
332nd Coastal Defence Brigade	Dalian Changhai, Liaoning	Formerl Liaoning Provincial MR Foreign Changshan Fortress Coast Defense Regiment + shipping brigade
333rd Coastal Defence Brigade	Yantai, Shandong	Former Changshan Fortress District + Yantai Security District
1st Patrol Boat Brigade?	Heishantou Town, Hulunbuir City	Mongolia Border
2nd Patrol Boat Brigade?	Heihe City, Heilongjiang	Sub-regiment level. Former 2nd Patrol Boat Brigade of the Heilongjiang MR Russia Border
3rd Patrol Boat Brigade?	Jiamusi, Heilongjiang	Sub-regiment level with 327th BDR? Russia Border
4th Patrol Boat Brigade?		Sub-regiment level with 328th BDR?
5th Patrol Boat Brigade?		Sub-regiment level with 331st BDR?
6th Patrol Boat Brigade?	Dalian Heizuizi, Liaoning	Sub-regiment level with 332nd BDR?
7th Patrol Boat Brigade?	Jiaodong, Shandong	Sub-regiment level with 333rd BDR?

Coastal Defense Brigade:s
332nd Coastal Defense Brigade	Liaoning
333th Coastal Defense Brigade	Liaoning
334th Coastal Defense Brigade	Shangdong
335th Coastal Defense Brigade	Shangdong

TABLE 10: Northern Theater Command Border Defense Brigades

SOUTHERN THEATER COMMAND

This is one of smaller Theater Command armies with just 2 Group Armies, a small number of independent units and border defence brigades. PLA probably expects Navy and Marines to operate in this theater.

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
SOUTHERN THEATER COMMAND		Dalu Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong	1. Rocket Force’s 61 Base (Formerly 51 Base) is one of biggest bases for conventional missiles, most or all of which will be assigned to Eastern TC. But control of nuclear missiles will remain under direct control of CMC. 2. It will support Eastern TC in Taiwan theater
	?? Intelligence & Reconnaissance Brigade	Xiashan, Gangbei District, Guigang
	?? Information Support/Cyber Brigade	Qinglongling, Fusui County, Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang	Approximate location
	ECM Brigade	Xinhua, Guangzhou City, Guangdong	Approximate location
	?? Artillery Brigade	Zhongkai Avenue, Huizhou	Approximate location
	4th Comprehensive Training Base	Shapu, Liucheng County, Liuzhou	Approximate location
	Tactical training base
	3rd Comprehensive Training Base	Jiutang, Huadu District, Guangzhou	Approximate location

TABLE 11: Southern Theater Command and miscellaneous units

IMAGE 10: 74th Group Army, Southern Theater Command (chinamil.com.cn)

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
74th Group Army		Huangtang Road, Huicheng, Huizhou	Former 41st Group Army Approximate Location
	1st Amphibious Combined Arms Brigade	Changning, Boluo, Huizhou	From 124th Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division, 42nd Group Army
	16th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	No. 71, Yongjun Road, Huadu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province	Units from former 9th Armoured Brigade,
	125th Amphibious Combined Arms Brigade	Jianhui Road, Longhua District, Huangjiang	Former 124th Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division, 42nd Group Army
	132nd Light Combined Arms Brigade	Shuangyong Road 560, Tunchang County, Hainan Province
	154th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Maba Avenue Middle, Qujiang District, Shaoguan	Former 369th Regiment of the 123rd Division
	163rd Light Combined Arms Brigade??	101 Luofu Avenue, Changning Town, Boluo County, Huizhou City	Former 487th Regiment of 163rd Div, 42nd GA of Guangzhou MR
	74th Artillery Brigade.	Maba, Qujiang District, Shaoguan City, Guangdong	Approximate location?
	74th Air Defence Brigade	Chaozhou, Guangdong	Approximate location?
	74th Joint Logistics Support Brigade??		Approximate location?
	74th Army Aviation Brigade	Sanshui, Daliao
	74th Engineering & Chemical Defence Brigade	Louxia, Huiyang, Huizhou, Guangdong	Former 42nd Group Military Engineering Corps & Chemical Defense Regiment of Guangzhou MR
	74th Chemical Defence	Pinghu Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen
	74th Special Operations Brigade	Liantang, Sanjiao, Lianping, Heyuan	Sword
	74th GA Hospital	No. 468, Xingang Middle Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou

TABLE 12: 74th Group Army, Southern Theater Command

PHL-03 300mm rocket unit of 75th Group Army, Southern Theater Command.jpg — IMAGE 11: PHL-03 300mm rocket unit of 75th Group Army, Southern Theater Command (chinamil.com.cn)

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
75th Group Army		75, Jinbi Road, Xishan District, Kunming	Former 42nd Group Army
	18th Combined Arms Brigade??		Formerly 18th Armoured Brigade of 14th GA??
	31st Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Fuxing Road, Dali Ancient City, Dali
	32nd Mountain Combined Arms Brigade	Century Road, Linxiang District, Lincang City, Yunnan	Approximate location
	37th Light Combined Arms Brigade	Dongfeng Road, Kaiyuan City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan	Approximate location 37th Division of 13th GA of Chengdu MR
	42nd Light Combined Arms Brigade
	122nd Medium Combined Arms Brigade	46 Shijinglin Road, Chongzuo City
	123rd Heavy Combined Arms Brigade. Amphibious	Gangbei District, Guigang, Guangxi	From 369th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, 123rd Heavy Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division, 41st Group Army, Guangzhou Military Region
	121st Army Aviation Brigade	Xupu
	75th Artillery Brigade	Chongqing, Laifeng	Approximate location
	75th Chemical Defence	Xihua Village, Xishan District, Kunming City, Yunnan
	75th Air Defence Brigade	Xiaoshiba, Guandu, Kunming	Approximate location
	75th Joint Logistics Support Brigade	Longquan Road, Panlong District, Kunming	Approximate location
	75th Engineering Brigade	Zaojiao, Hongta District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province
	75th Special Operations Brigade	Xiaoshiba, Guandu District, Kunming	Amphibious? Approximate location
	75th Army Aviation Brigade	Shule, Baren

TABLE 13: 75th Group Army, Southern Theater Command

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
311st Coastal Defence Brigade		Qi’ao Island, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City	Near Macau, Hong Kong
312nd Coastal Defence Brigade		Renmin East Road, Danzhou City Hainan	Former 10th, 11th & Provincial Military Artillery Regiments

313th Border Defence Regiment		28 Shuangyong Road, Pingxiang City	Former Guangxi MR Border Defense 3rd, 4th & 5th Regiments Approximate location
314th Border Defence Regiment		Jianshe Road, Pingbian County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan	Former Yunnan MR Border Defense 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th Regiments. Vietnam border Approximate location
315th Border Defence Regiment		64 Shuangyong Road, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan	Former Yunnan MR Border Defense MR 8th & 9th Regiments Laos and/or Myanmar Borders
316th Border Defence Regiment		Gongyuan Road, Lincang City, Yunnan	Former Yunnan MR Border Defense MR 10th & 11 Regiments Myanmar Border
317th Border Defence Regiment		Jianfeng Road, Mangshi, Yunnan	Former Yunnan MR Border Defense MR 12th Regiment + Independent Battalion of the Nujiang Army Division Myanmar Border

TABLE 14: Border Defence Regiments, Southern Theater Command

EASTERN THEATER COMMAND

Focussed on Taiwan, this Theater Command has 3 Group Armiesplus a small number of Border Defence Brigades and independent units.

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
EASTERN THEATER COMMAND.		Nanjing, Jiangsu, Huangpu Road	Rocket Force’s 61 Base (Formerly 51 Base) is one of biggest bases for conventional missiles, most or all of which will be assigned to Eastern TC. But control of nuclear missiles will remain under direct control of CMC. East Fleet Commander will serve as deputy theater commander and commander of all naval forces in Eastern TC.
	1st ECM Brigade	Chengyang Road, Jiangyin, Jiangsu	Approximate location
	Rocket/Artillery ??	Wuxi , Jiangsu	Approximate location
	1st Comprehensive Training Base	Jurong, Zhenjiang	Approximate location
	Tactical Training Base	Sanjie Town, Mingguang City, Anhui	Approximate location

TABLE 15: Eastern Theater Command and some miscellaneous units

IMAGE 14: Night firing exercises by rocket artillery belonging to 71st Group Army, Eastern Theater Command

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
71st Group Army		Heping Road, Yunlong District, Xuzhou	Former 12th Group Army
	2nd Combined Arms Brigade	No. 117, Tongshan Road, Yunlong District, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province
	35th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Fushan Village, Jiawang, Xuzhou, Jiangsu	Approximate location
	160th Combined Arms Brigade	Huangshu Road, Xinyi City, Jiangsu Province	Fromer 35th Brigade, 12th GA Approximate location
	178th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	No. 16, Huangshu Road, Xinyi City, Jiangsu Province	Former 34th motorised Infantry brigade, 1st GA of NAnjing MR
	179th Light Combined Arms Brigade	Baishui Bridge, Qixia District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province
	235th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Fengle Avenue, Langya District, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province


	Communications Unit?	Sihong, Jiangsu	Approximate location

	71st Army Aviation Brigade	Changjiang West Road, Sihong County, Jiangsu
	71st Artillery Brigade	Moling Street, Fangshan, Nanjing, Jiangsu	Approximate location
	71st Engineering & Chemical Defence Brigade	no. 9 Zhihuai Road, Longzihu District, Bengbu City, Anhui Province
	71st Air Defence Brigade	Mianhuazhuang Town, Huaiyin District, Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province 江蘇省淮安市淮陰區棉花庄镇	Former 12th Military Engineering Corps & Chemical Defense Regiment of Nanjing MR
	71st Special Combat Brigade	No. 168 Tanxin Road, Xinyi City, Jiangsu Province	Sea Shark. Amphibious

TABLE 16: 71st Group Army, Eastern Theater Command

IMAGE 14: Type-96 MBT belonging to 72nd Group Army, Eastern Theater Command (chinamil.com.cn)

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
72nd Group Army		Yongjun Road, Wuxing District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang	Former 1st Group Army
	5th Combined Arms Brigade	Zhongcun, Xihu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang	Amphibious?
	10th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Guangfu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City	Former 38th armoured regiment of Nanjing MR
	34th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Jurong City, Zhenjiang	Approximate location Formerly 86th Mechanised Infantry Brigade of 12th GA
	85th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Jingyang Town, Fuqing City
	90th Light Combined Arms Brigade	Huancheng West Road, Wucheng District, Jinhua City	Approximate location 273rd Reg of 91st Div, 31st GA of Nanjing MR
	124th Combined Arms Brigade	Zhongcun, Xihu.	Amphibious?
	Amphibious Armoured Unit?	Zhejiang	Amphibious? Former 1stDivision of 1st GA of Nanjing MR
	??	Zhuantang Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Nakamura	Red Army Helong Regiment Flood Rescue Model Regiment Former 715 Regiment
	72nd Artillery Brigade	Longhai City, Zhangzhou, Fujian	Approximate location
	72nd Air Defence Brigade	Shitougang Village, Dantu District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province
	72nd Army Aviation Brigade	Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu
	72nd Special Operations Brigade	Hutai Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai
	72nd Engineering Brigade	Panshan, Huangmei Town, Jurong City, Jiangsu Province	Approximate location
	72 Group Army Hospital	Chezhan Road, Wuxing District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang	Approximate location

TABLE 17: 72nd Group Army, Eastern Theater Command

IMAGE 15: Maintenance on Type-96 MBTs of 73rd Group Army, Eastern Theater Command (chinamil.com.cn)

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
73rd Group Army		Bantou, Jimei District, Xiamen	Former 31st Group Army
	3rd Light Combined Arms Brigade	Meiyun Road, Tong’an District, Xiamen	Former 3rd Motorised Infantry Brigade of 31st GA
	14th Combined Arms Brigade	Jianshe North Road, Wu’an Town, Changtai County, Zhangzhou	Amphibious? Former 14th Amphibious Armoured Brigade of 31st GA
	86th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Danyang Town, Lianjiang County, Fuzhou	Former 86th Motorised Division
	91st Combined Arms Brigade	Guangming Mountain, Longhai City, Zhangzhou City, Fujian	Amphibious. Former 91st Motorized Infantry Division of 31st GA
	92nd Medium Combined Arms Brigade	East Village, New Town, Nan’an City,, Honglai	Approximate location
	163rd Light? Combined Arms Brigade
	73rd Artillery Brigade	Yingqian, Changle, Fujian Province	Former Artillery Regiment of Nanjing MR
	73rd Air Aviation Brigade	Luocheng, Huian
	73rd Special Operations Brigade	No. 22, Meishan Village, Luocheng, Hui’an County, Quanzhou	Flying Dragon
	73rd Air Defence Brigade	Beichenshan Road, Wuxian, Tongan	Approximate location Has S-300PMU-2?
	73rd Engineering Brigade	Hushan, Longhai City, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province
	73rd Air Defence Brigade	Beichenshan Road, Wuxian Town, Tongan District
	73rd Military Hospital	94-96 Wenyuan Road, Xiamen City
	73rd Support & Logistics?	Guankou Avenue, Guankou Town, Jimei District, Xiamen

TABLE 18: 73rd Group Army, Eastern Theater Command

CENTRAL THEATER COMMAND

This Theater Command doesn’t operate on any international land borders, but still commands 3 Group Armies and 2-3 independent units. There is not much information available about the latter after reforms of 2017

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
CENTRAL THEATER COMMAND		Shijingshan Badachu, Beijing
Central TC Army HQ		Zhongshan West Road, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei
	3rd (I) Combined Arms Brigade		Former 3rd Motorised Infantry Brigade of 1st GA
	112nd (I) Mechanised Infantry Division		Formerly with 1st GA
	32nd Brigade Bridge??

TABLE 19: Central Theater Command & some miscellaneous units

IMAGE 17: Soldiers from an amphibious special operations unit, 71st Group Army, Central Theater Command

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
81st Group Army		Zhangjiakou, Hebei	Former 65th Group Army
	7th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	No. 12 Junmin Road, Datong City, Shanxi	Former 7th Armoured Brigade LX31
	70th Light Combined Arms Brigade	Shiziyuan Village, Shuangqiao District, Chengde City, Hebei	Maneuver unit Former part of 70th Brigade, 65th GA, Beijing MR
	189th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Tianjin, Wuqingyang	From Former 6th Armored Division
	194th Combined Arms Brigade	Cangshangtun Village, Jizhou District, Tianjin	Former 194th Brigade of 65th GA, Beijing MR
	195th Heavy Combined Army Brigade.	Chahan Oboo, , Xilin Gol, Inner Mongolia	Former 195th Brigade of 65th GA, Beijing M5
	162nd Medium Combined Arms Brigade	No. 12, Jiefang South Road, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei
	81st Air Defence Brigade	Beidaying, Haigang District, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei
	81st Engineering Brigade	Xinbao Town, Xiaonan, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, Tianjin
	81st Special Operations Brigade	Majunying Village, South Suburb, Datong City, Shanxi Province
	81st Artillery Brigade	Shacheng Town, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou
	81st Support??	No. 18, Chayu Road, Zhangjiakou City, Huoshiyao,
	81st Army Aviation Brigade	Tongxian
	81st Army Group Hospital	No. 13 Jianguo Road, Qiaodong District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei

TABLE 20: 81st Group Army, Central Theater Command

IMAGE 18: A engineering vehicle belonging to 6th Combined Arms Brigade, 82nd Group Army, Central Theater Command (china-defense.blogspot.com)

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
82nd Group Army		Wusi Middle Road, Jingxiu District	(Former 38th Group Army)
	6th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Donglizhuang Village, Nankou Town, Changping	From Former 6th Armored Division
	80th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	No. 9 Cuipingshan Road, Luquan
	151st Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Baoding, Jingxiu	Equipment from 139th Brigade Approximate location
	188th Heavy Combined Army Brigade.	Qiyi South Road, Xinzhou City, Shanxi
	196th Light Combined Arms Brigade.	Yangcun Street, Wuqing District, Tianjin	Former 196th Motorised Infantry Brigade
	127th Medium Combined Arms Brigade.	1859 Wusi Middle Road, Baoding City, Hebei Province	Red Army Division
	82nd Special Operations Brigade
	82nd Artillery Brigade	Donggao, Pinggu District, Beijing
	82nd Air Defence Brigade	Xuefu Road, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang City	Approximate location
	82nd Army Aviation Brigade
	82nd Special Operations Brigade	Tianhe North Road, Daxing District, Beijing
	82nd Engineer & Chemical Brigade	Shayang Road, Yangfang Town, Changping District, Beijing	Approximate location
	82nd Support & Supply Brigade?	Xinzhangtun Village, Mancheng County, Baoding City, Hebei
	82nd Group Army Hospital	Baoding City, Hebei

TABLE 21: 82nd Group Army, Central Theater Command

IMAGE 19: 58th Combined Arms Brigade, 83rd Group Army, Central Theater Command

UNIT	SUBORDINATE UNITS	LOCATION	REMARKS
83rd Group Army		Jianshe Road, Muye District, Xinxiang	Former 54th Group Army Approximate location
	11th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade	Bayi Road, Shihe District, Xinyang City, Zhumadian	Fromer 54th Armoured Brigade of Jinan MR
	58th Medium Combined Arms Brigade	No. 22, Wenhua Road, Weidu District, Xuchang City, Henan Province
	60th Medium Combined Arms Brigade.	Xinfeng Street, Lintong District, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province	Former 60th Brigade, 20th GA of Jinan MR
	113th Combined Arms Brigade	Gaozhuang, Luoyang	Former 113th Div, 38th GA of Beijing MR Approximate location
	131st Medium Combined Arms Brigade	Jinshou Road, Linwei District, Weinan City, Shaanxi	Former 380th regiment of 127th Div, 54th GA, Jinan MR
	193rd Medium Combined Arms Brigade.	Anzhang Avenue, Beiguan District, Anyang County, Henan	Former 193rd Brigade of 65th GA, Beijing MR
	161st Air Assault Brigade (Former 1st LH Army Aviation)	Xinxiang
	83rd Special Operations Brigade	Aimin Road, Queshan County, Henan
	83rd Engineering Brigade	Mabu Village, Mengjin County, Luoyang City, Henan
	83rd Support Brigade?	No. 24 Renmin West Road, Weibin District, Henan
	83rd Air Defence Brigade	Minzhong Road, Jintai District, Baoji City, Shaanxi
	83rd Artillery Brigade	Student Road, Jiefang District, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province	Approximate location
	83 Group Military Hospital	No. 210 Wenhua Street, Xinxiang City, Henan

TABLE 22: 82nd Group Army, Central Theater Command

AIRBORNE CORPS

UNIT	LOCATION	REMARKS
Airborne Corps HQ	Xiaonan District Square Street, Xiaogan City, Hubei	1. Involved in Tiananmen Square massacre 2. Diretcly under PLAAF HQ with Central TC 3. Training base at Zhurihe, Inner Mongolia 4. Former 15th Airborne Corps 3. Fist Battalions for behind enemy lines operations
127th Brigade	Airport North Road, Kaifeng City, Henan Province
128th Brigade	Liusi Village, Gulou District, Kaifeng
130th Brigade	Sanli River, Guangshui City, Suizhou City, Hubei
131st Brigade	Junmin 1st Road, Guangshui City, Suizhou City, Hubei Province
133rd Brigade	Tiandenggang, Xisi Avenue, Huangpi District, Wuhan, Hubei
134th Brigade	Xindian, Huangpi District, Wuhan City, Hubei
Training base?
Thor unit??	Zhuhu, Xiaonan District, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province
Xiaogan airbase	Yingfang Street, Xiaogan
Guangshui airbase
Luhuagangcun Airbase

TABLE 23: PLA Airborne Corps

MARINE CORPS

UNIT	LOCATION	REMARKS
Marine Corps HQ	Yongchun North Road, Chaozhou	Approximate location
1st Marine Brigade	Chikan, Zhanjiang
1st Marine Battalion	Huguang Town, Zhanjiang	1,2,3 Inf Companies, 1 Machine gun & 1 Artillery companies
2nd Marine Battalion		4,5,6 Inf Companies. 1 Machine gun & 1 Artillery companies
?? Artillery Battalion		3 companies
Air Defence Battalion
Tank Battalion		3 Companies
Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion/Company?		3 diver squadrons

2nd Marine Brigade	Zhanjiang Confluence
1st Marine Battalion		1,2,3 Inf Companies, 1 Machine gun & 1 Artillery companies
2nd Marine Battalion		4,5,6 Inf Companies. 1 Machine gun & 1 Artillery companies
Reconnaissance Company	Pingshi, Huanglue Town, Suixi	Female??
Amphibious Reconnaissance Training?	Pingshi, Huanglue Town, Suixi	3 diver squadrons
Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion/Company?

3rd Marine Brigade	Mantou Mountain, Jiedong District, Jieyang, Guangdong	Approximate location

4th Marine Brigade	Cangbian, Jinjiang, Fujian	Approximate location

5th Marine Brigade	Haiqu West Road, Rizhao City, Shandong	Approximate location

6th Marine Brigade	Yangcun Street, Wuqing District, Tianjin

TABLE 24: PLA Navy Marine Corps

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8 thoughts on “Chinese Armed Forces ORBAT Part 3: Ground Forces”

I appreciate you says:

28/06/2021 at 2:06 pm

You didn’t seem to get a lot of attention for this but I just wanted to let you know this is some great stuff!

ranjan says:

19/09/2021 at 3:30 am

Its so much of hard work
Great
Can you share something on UAV Brigade, EW Brigade and Marine Brigade – organization, capability etc

1. Jaidev says:
  
  21/09/2021 at 5:43 pm
  
  Thanks. Marines have been covered to some extent in one of the posts. There isn’t much useful information available about the rest right now. Maybe will write something in a few months
  
BOK says:

08/04/2022 at 1:07 pm

It`s something different USA DoD`s report. so ot will be better cross check.

https://media.defense.gov/2021/Nov/03/2002885874/-1/-1/0/2021-CMPR-FINAL.PDF

dinesh says:

25/07/2022 at 11:25 am

thanks the valuable information provide by you. is it possible to get .cvs file which you refer in above map view for various theater e.g. China ORBAT Map – East TC.csv, China ORBAT Map – South TC.csv, China ORBAT Map – Central.csv, China ORBAT Map – Airborne.csv, China ORBAT Map – Marine.csv, China ORBAT Map – Border Units.csv, China ORBAT Map – North TC.csv, China ORBAT Map – West TC.csv

1. Jaidev Jamwal says:
  
  27/07/2022 at 8:47 am
  
  Hello, these details will be available at https://www.patreon.com/jjamwal
  
at says:

20/05/2023 at 2:35 pm

I find some wrongs, but I’m Chinese. Regrettably I can’t share them.

Ravi rikhye says:

20/08/2023 at 11:10 pm

Why not? There’s no secrets to keep from the US. JJ has done a fantastical job from published sources. Saying “you’re wrong but I cant reveal my sources” is morally wrong.