178th Division (2nd Formation) (People's Republic of China)

July 2017July 2017 178th Army Division (1967-85) 1967.7 - 1985.9 People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Division Infantry 60th Army Corps Suzhou, Jiangsu The 178th Army Division (陆军第178师)(2nd Formation) was activated on July 1, 1967 at Chengxihu Farm in Huoqiu, Anhui province. The division was a part of 60th Army Corps. As its activation the division was a behind-the-enemy-line formation, composing of 4 infantry regiments: 532nd Infantry Regiment (former 543rd); 533rd Infantry Regiment; 534th Infantry Regiment; 538th Infantry Regiment. The division conducts agricultural construction missions until October 1969, when it was replaced by the activating 73rd Army Division and moved to Suzhou, Jiangsu as a combat alert unit. By that time the division was converted to a field-army formation, and its 538th Infantry Regiment was reorganized as Artillery Regiment, 178th Army Division. Since then the division was composed of: 532nd Infantry Regiment; 533rd Infantry Regiment; 534th Infantry Regiment; Artillery Regiment. In September 1985 the division was disbanded. Headquarters, 178th Army Division was converted to Headquarters, Artillery Brigade of 1st Army. References 中国人民解放军各步兵师沿革，http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_a3f74a990101cp1q.html Category:Infantry divisions of the People's Liberation Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1967 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1985