In 1955, the superiors split the previous six military regions into 12 military regions, but in 1956 the Fuzhou Military Region was added, so that the national troops at that time were under the jurisdiction of these 13 military regions. However, with the change of the times, the 13 major military regions that existed for 30 years ushered in reform in 1985. This year is also known in history as the million-dollar disarmament, which is also the first time that China has implemented a disarmament policy, and Deng Gong has decided to cut 1 million first.
In this way, six of the previous 13 military regions were also laid off. That is to say, after 1985, there are seven military regions left in the country. But you know what? Before 1985, the six military districts that were abolished, which six! Who were the first commanders?
The first to be abolished was the Inner Mongolia Military Region, a large military region separated from the North China Military Region in 1955, whose main responsibility was to be responsible for the defense of inner Mongolia. The military region is different from other military regions, because most of its members are ethnic minorities, and the cultural customs there are different from those in the Central Plains. So the superiors decided to take the method of Montemont. Let Ulanfu from Inner Mongolia serve as the commander and political commissar of the military region. Moreover, Ulan Fu was also one of the founding generals of the minority nationality, and he was very influential in the local area. However, the Inner Mongolia Military Region was not abolished in 1985, but was abolished in 1967 and changed to a provincial-level military region under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Military Region.
The second to be abolished was the Tibet Military Region, which was established in 1952 as the 18th Army of the Second Field Army during the Liberation War, and after entering Tibet, the Tibet Military Region was established on the basis of the 18th Army. However, in 1955, the Tibet Military Region was changed to the level of the Grand Military Region, and the first commander was Zhang Guohua, the former commander of the 18th Army. After the establishment of the Tibet Military Region, it must not only defend Tibet's security, but also defend the border. It should be known that in the 1962 border self-defense counterattack, all the officers and men of the Tibet Military Region, under the command of commander Zhang Guohua, repelled the attack of a certain country. It made a significant contribution to defending the territory from invasion, but in December 1968, the Tibet Military Region was reorganized into a deputy army and placed under the jurisdiction of the Chengdu Military Region.
The third is the Fuzhou Military Region, which was established in 1956 with the main responsibility for liberating Chiang Kai-shek's lair. It was also expanded on the basis of the Tenth Corps, which was able to recruit good battles during the Liberation War, so the first commander of the Fuzhou Military Region was Ye Fei. Later, however, Han Xianchu, Pi Dingjun, Yang Chengwu, Jiang Yonghui, and other famous generals all served as commanders of the Fuzhou Military Region. In 1985, the Fuzhou Military Region was abolished and came under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing Military Region.
The fourth military region to be abolished was the Urumqi Military Region, whose predecessor was the Xinjiang Military Region and was renamed the Urumqi Military Region in 1979. When the military region was still a Xinjiang military region, the first commander was Mr. Peng, the second commander Wang Zhen, and the third commander Wang Enmao. The first commander after the reorganization of the Urumqi Military Region was Xiao Quanfu. In 1985, the military region was abolished and merged into the Lanzhou Military Region.
The fifth to be abolished was the Kunming Military Region. The military region was established in 1955 and its main responsibility is to defend the southwest border and the defense operations of Guizhou in Yunnan. Since it was Chen Geng's Fourth Corps that liberated Yunnan during the Liberation War, the first commander of the Kunming Military Region was Xie Fuzhi, the political commissar of the Fourth Corps. The second commander of the Kunming Military Region is the well-known General Qin Jiwei. It should be known that the Kunming Military Region was also abolished in 1985 and existed for 30 years, and Qin Jiwei served as the commander of the military region for 14 years, which is also the longest term of office.
The sixth to be abolished was the Wuhan Military Region, which was also established in 1955 and was reorganized from the Hubei Military Region during the Liberation War, and was one of the larger military regions in the 1950s. The first commander was Chen Zaidao, a tiger general from the Second Field Army during the Liberation War, who served for 12 years and made important contributions to the development and construction of the Wuhan Military Region, but was abolished in 1985.
Although the above six military regions were abolished in the same year, before 1985, all six military regions withdrew from the stage of history. After 1985, china was left with only seven well-known military regions.