In 1985, the four group armies under the jurisdiction of the Jinan Military Region brought together the aces of Sanye and Siye
In June 1985, the history of our army ushered in a major turning point:
The Central Military Commission kicked off the prelude to a million-dollar disarmament
。 In accordance with the spirit of disarmament of the Central Military Commission, the Wuhan Military Region was withdrawn, and the Hubei, Henan, and armed forces under its jurisdiction were divided into the Guangzhou Military Region and the Jinan Military Region.
Picture | the armband of the former Jinan Military Region
Among them, the 43rd Army of the former Wuhan Military Region stationed in Luoyang, Henan Province, was withdrawn and merged into the fraternal forces.
The 20th, 26th, 54th, and 67th Armies were reorganized into group armies and were subordinate to the jinan military region's combat sequence.
Among them, the 20th and 26th Group Army armies were born in Sanye, the predecessor of the 67th Group Army belonged to the North China Military Region, and the blood of the 54th Group Army came from Siye.
In 1998, the 67th Army was withdrawn. At this point, the Jinan Military Region had jurisdiction over the 20th, 26th, and 54th Group Armies. The three major group armies under the jurisdiction of the Jinan Military Region have gathered the aces of Sanye and Siye, and the specific circumstances are as follows:
20th Army
In September 1934, when it was the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, the Central Red Army suffered heavy losses. In this context, the Mindong Independent Division was established, and Feng Pintai and Ye Fei were appointed as military and political chiefs. After the main force of the Central Red Army began the Long March, the Mindong Independent Division began a three-year guerrilla war of great hardship.
Figure | Ye Fei
From the end of 1937 to the beginning of 1938, Ye Feibu was merged with brother troops to form the Fifth Regiment of the Third Detachment of the New Fourth Army. Entering the Liberation War, Ye Feibu was reorganized into the First Column of the Shandong Field Army (later renamed Huaye First Column). In February 1949, HuaYe's first column was renamed the 20th Army, which belonged to the battle sequence of the 9th Corps of the Third Field Army, and Liu Fei and Chen Shifu were appointed as military and political chiefs.
Pictured| Yang Gensi
Subsequently, the 20th Army participated in the Battle of Crossing the River and the Battle of Shanghai. In November 1950, the 20th Army entered the Korean War. As soon as it arrived in Korea, the 20th Army fought the most tragic battle of Chosin Lake, and the special combat hero Yang Gensi emerged. In October 1952, the 20th Army returned to China, and the headquarters of the army was huzhou, and later belonged to the combat sequence of the Nanjing Military Region.
Picture | opened
In July 1975, the 20th Army was transferred from Hangzhou to Kaifeng and transferred to the Wuhan Military Region. In February 1979, the 58th Division of the 20th Army participated in the counterattack against Vietnam. In June 1985, the Wuhan Military Region was withdrawn, and the 20th Army was retained for the reorganization of the group army, renamed the 20th Group Army, and assigned to the Jinan Military Region, and the military headquarters was still stationed in Kaifeng. After the military reform, the 20th Army was abolished and merged into the brother units.
26th Army
In January 1938, the Shandong Provincial Party Committee led the organization of the Laoshan Uprising, the 4th Detachment of the Shandong People's Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Brigade of the Eighth Route Army (
Later, it was renamed the 4th Detachment of the Shandong Column
Subsequently, Hong Tao and Li Yu served as commanders and political commissars. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the department has developed and expanded into the main force of the Luzhong Military Region.
Figure | the site of the Laolaishan Uprising
In February 1947, the main force of the Luzhong Military Region was reorganized into the 8th Column of the East China Field Army (
Hereinafter referred to as Huaye Eight Columns
He made many meritorious achievements in the Battle of Laiwu, the Battle of Taimeng, the Battle of Menglianggu, the Battle of Longhai Road, the Battle of Luoyang and other battles. In February 1949, the 8th Column of Huaye was renamed the 26th Army of Sanye and was subordinate to the battle sequence of the 8th Corps. Subsequently, the 26th Army participated in the Battle of Crossing the River and the Battle of Shanghai.
Figure | the main map of the Battle of Chosin Lake
January 1950, 26th Army
Assigned to the 9th Corps.
In November of the same year, the 26th Army entered Korea with its troops and participated in the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Campaigns and the Summer 1951 Defensive Operations. Among them, the 26th Army served as a reserve force in the Battle of Chosin Lake, the key battle of the second battle, and paid great sacrifices. In June 1952, the 26th Army returned home.
Figure | a drill exercise of a certain unit of the 26th Army Group
In June 1985, the 26th Army was reorganized into the 26th Army. After the military reform, the Jinan Military Region was withdrawn, and the 26th Group Army was transferred to the Army of the Northern Theater. In April 2017, the 26th Army was discontinued and the new 80th Army was activated, which was also the only bloodline of the three corps under the jurisdiction of the 9th Corps of the Volunteer Army.
54th Army
In October 1952, the Central Military Commission merged the 134th and 135th Divisions of the 45th Army with the 130th Division of the 44th Army to form the 54th Army. Although the 54th Army was formed after the founding of the People's Republic of China, its predecessors, the 44th and 45th Armies, were all born out of The Four Fields. The first commander of the 54th Army, Ding Sheng, was a senior general who grew up in Shino and served as the commander of the 135th Division of the 45th Army.
Figure| Ding Sheng, the first commander of the 54th Army (fourth from the right)
After the 54th Army became an army, it participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Self-Defense Counterattack Against India, and the Self-Defense Counterattack Against Vietnam, and established immortal merits. In particular, in the counterattack against India's self-defense, the 54th Army was a second-line unit at the time, mainly engaged in production activities. Once mobilized, the 54th Army became the Tiger Army, crushing the Indian ace 11th Brigade and annihilating 1256 enemy troops.
Pictured| the 54th Army of the "Iron Army"
In October 1969, the 54th Army was moved from Xiaguan , Yunnan (
Today is Dali
Moved to Xinxiang, Henan, and transferred to the Battle Sequence of the Wuhan Military Region. In June 1985, the Wuhan Military Region was withdrawn. Subsequently, the 54th Army was reorganized into a group army and transferred to the Jinan Military Region, and the military headquarters was still stationed in Xinxiang, Henan. In the era of the Seven Military Regions, the "Iron Army" 54th Group Army and the 38th and 39th Group Armies were called the "Three Ace Group Armies".
Figure | Ye Ting independent regiment
The 54th Group Army not only had heroic units such as the Ruijin Regiment, the Ye Ting Independent Regiment, and the Red Army, but also famous generals. Lieutenant General Han Huaizhi, Lieutenant General He Qizong, General Li Jiulong, General Liang Guanglie, General Song Puxuan and other senior generals all fought and lived in the 54th Group Army. After the military reform, the 54th Army Was discontinued and the new 83rd Group Army was used, which was subordinate to the Central Theater Army.