The 2nd Column of the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army was formed in September 1946 from the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army entering the Northeast and renamed the 39th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in November 1948.
Organizational history of the 2nd Column of the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army
Commander: Liu Zhen (Admiral)
Liu Zhen (1915—1992)
Political Commissar: Wu Faxian (Lieutenant General)
Wu Faxian (1915-2004)
Deputy Commander: Wu Xinquan (Lieutenant General)
Wu Xinquan (1912—1992)
Chief of Staff: Wu Xinquan (concurrently)
Director of the Political Department: Wu Faxian (concurrently)
The 4th Division under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Column
Division Commander: Chen Jinyu (Major General)
Chen Jinyu (1914—2008)
Division Commander: Hu Jicheng (Major General)
Hu Jicheng (1915—2016)
Political Commissar: Li Xuesan (Lieutenant General)
Li Xuesan (1910-1992)
Political Commissar: Li Shi'an (Major General)
Li Shi'an (1915-1996)
The 5th Division under the command of the 2nd Column
Division Commander: Zhong Wei (Major General)
Zhong Wei (1911—1984)
Division Commander: Wu Guozhang (Martyr)
Wu Guozhang (1919-1951)
Political Commissar: Wang Fengwu (Major General)
Wang Fengwu (1901-1985)
Political Commissar: He Dazeng (Major General)
He Dazeng (1906-1977)
Chief of Staff: Wang Liangtai (Major General)
Wang Liangtai (1917-1991)
The 6th Division under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Column
Division Commander: Zhang Tianyun (Lieutenant General)
Zhang Tianyun (1913—1980)
Division Commander: Zhang Qicheng (Major General)
Zhang Qicheng (1917—2001)
Political Commissar: Shi Ying (Major General, 1964)
Shi Ying (1916-1998)