198th Division (1st Formation) (People's Republic of China)

198th Division (1949–53) 198th Infantry Division(1953–60)198th Army Division(1960–61) 1949.2 - 1961.5 People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army, People's Volunteer Army Division Infantry 66th Corps Chinese Civil War, Korean War The 198th Division(第198师) was created in February 1949 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 3rd Brigade, 1st Column, 3rd Army Group of Huabei Military Region. Its origin could be traced to 4th Independent Brigade of Jicha Military District formed in June 1946. The division was a component of the 66th Corps. Under the flag of 198th division it took part in the Chinese Civil War. In October 1950 the division entered Korea as a part of People's Volunteer Army with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men, consisting of the 592nd, 593rd, and 594th Regiments. http://www.history.army.mil/books/korea/20-2-1/sn39.htm Appleman Roy E. South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu 768 XXXIX The Big Question United States Army in Korea United States Army Center of Military History 1992 http://www.history.army.mil/books/korea/20-2-1/toc.htm CMH Pub 20-2-1 2010-07-22 2013-11-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102112322/http://www.history.army.mil/books/korea/20-2-1/toc.htm dead In March 1951 the division pulled back from Korea. In September 403rd Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment and 592nd Artillery Regiment were activated and attached to the division.50年代我军步兵师属坦克自行火炮团的组建和发展沿革, http://www.360doc.com/content/12/0203/16/1215760_183906874.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20161009213943/http://www.360doc.com/content/12/0203/16/1215760_183906874.shtml 2016-10-09 By 1960 the division was composed of: 592nd Infantry Regiment; 593rd Infantry Regiment; 594th Infantry Regiment; 403rd Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment; 592nd Artillery Regiment. In May 1961 the division was disbanded, and the divisional HQ was transferred to the Navy. References 中国人民解放军各步兵师沿革，http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_a3f74a990101cp1q.html InfDiv0198China Category:Infantry divisions of the People's Liberation Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1949 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1961