152nd Division (People's Republic of China)

152nd Division (1948–1952)1st Forestry Engineering Division (1952) 1948.11 - 1952.8 People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Division Infantry 39th Corps Chinese Civil War The 152nd Division (第152师) was created in November 1948 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948,《中央军委关于统一全军组织及部队番号的规定》, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_7254c7350100xb56.html basing on the 7th Independent Division of the Northeastern Field Army, formed in January 1948. The division was a part of PLA 39th Corps, under which command it took part in the Chinese Civil War. In August 1952 the division was re-organized as 1st Forestry Engineering Division((林业工程第1师), moving to Hainan for rubber plantation. In October the division was demobilized and became Hainan States Farms, now one of the biggest rubber production enterprise in the world. As of its re-organization the division was composed of: 454th Regiment; 455th Regiment; 456th Regiment. References 中国人民解放军各步兵师沿革，http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_a3f74a990101cp1q.html 海南农垦总局，https://web.archive.org/web/20160920082132/http://www.hifarms.gov.cn/page_xz.php?xuh=71373 Category:Infantry divisions of the People's Liberation Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1948 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1952