I found a red medallion from the Cultural Revolution period, with an inscription on the back: Long live Chairman Mao 7250 Troop Headquarters Political Department
From this, let's find out, what kind of unit is Unit 7250?
Ah, surprise! This unit is really not simple! It is the 15th Army of the Chitose Army!
The predecessor of the 15th Army was the Nakano 9th Column, and in February 1949, when the whole army was unified, it was renamed the 15th Army, which belonged to the 2nd Field 4th Corps.
Military Commander, Qin Jiwei Political Commissar, Gu Jingsheng
Commander of the 43rd Division, Zhang Xianyang
Commander of the 44th Division, Xiang Shouzhi
Commander of the 45th Division, Cui Jiangong
The famous battle hero of the 15th Army, Huang Jiguang, Sun Zhanyuan, Qiu Shaoyun
Among the original 57 field armies, the 15th Army was an obscure second-line unit, and the Central Military Commission planned to be transformed into a public security army, with the commander of the public security army as Qin Jiwei, and the headquarters located in Chongqing, Sichuan.
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, China sent troops to resist the United States and aid Korea. Qin Jiwei resolutely demanded to go to the front, and was approved by the Southwest Military Region and the Central Military Commission, and in March 1951, the 15th Army went abroad to enter the War in Korea. On October 14, 1951, shangganling, and later the world-shocking battle broke out here, 597.9 highland, 537.7 highland became the main battlefield of the two sides in a desperate hand-to-hand battle, and the total number of troops invested by both sides reached 100,000! By November 25, the campaign to completely destroy the US-ROK coalition army was over, which lasted 43 days! The 15th Army fought for 23 days from October 14 to November 5, after which it was replaced by four regiments of Li Desheng of the 12th Army until the end of the campaign on November 25.
Since then, the 15th Army has become famous in world war I, and has become the "Chitose Army" of Wei Zhen's whole army from the second-line nameless unit!
On March 14, 1961, the Central Military Commission decided to reorganize the Airborne Army, and the 15th Army was personally designated by Liu Yalou, commander of the Air Force, for its outstanding achievements, as the first airborne army unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army: the 15th Airborne Army
Airborne army number along the change: 0925 unit 〉7250 unit 〉 39155 unit 〉 95829 unit 〉 until the 2017 military reform, cancel the number to change to a brigade battalion system〉 By 2020, the airborne 15th army units will be reorganized into 9 independent brigades.
Note: In January 1993, the 15th Army (Airborne Army) was transferred from the Guangzhou Military Region to the Direct Subordinate of the Central Military Commission, with the number 95829 Unit, the military headquarters was located in Xiaogan, Hubei, the subordinate 43rd Division (Unit 95900) was stationed in Kaifeng, Henan, the 44th Division (Unit 95971) was stationed in Guangshui, Hubei, and the 45th Division (Unit 95942) was stationed in Huangpo, Hubei.
