List of divisions of the People's Liberation Army

The People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China has had many divisions since it was officially established in 1949. However, a growing number of land and air combat divisions have been disbanded in favour of brigades, a process largely completed by the time the 2015 PLA reforms were implemented around 2017.

Infantry divisions 1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division – 1st Group Army, Nanjing Military Region. Listed in Federation of American Scientists (FAS). (now active as 1st Amphibious Combined Arms Brigade) 1st Guard Division – PLA Beijing Garrison, Central Theater Command 2nd Infantry Division – division transferred to the People's Armed Police to become the 8690 Unit (often referred to as the 2nd Armed Police Mobile Division) in the 1990s.Dennis J. Blasko. "PLA Ground Forces: Moving Toward a Smaller, More Rapidly Deployable, Modern Combined Arms Force" The People's Liberation Army as Organization: Reference Volume v1.0, James C. Mulvenon and Andrew N. D. Yang eds. (Santa Monico: RAND; 2002) 3rd Division (1st Formation) of the 1st Group Army was deactivated in 1952. 3rd Division (2nd Formation) was formed in May 1969 and now active as 7th Armed Police Mobile Division. 3rd Division (3rd Formation) was renamed from the 7th Division in December 1969 and is now active as 3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade. 4th Division – Xinjiang Military District, Lanzhou Military RegionJane's Sentinel, p. 91 5th Division (1st Formation) is now the 5th Xinjiang Agriculture Construction Division. 5th Division (2nd Formation) was reduced to a brigade in 1985. 6th Division (1st Formation) is now 2nd Xinjiang Agriculture Construction Division. 6th Division (2nd Formation) – Lanzhou Military Region. 7th Division (1st Formation) is now 3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade. 7th Division (2nd Formation) is now the 7th Armed Police Mobile Division. 8th Division (1st Formation) was disbanded in 1952 when the 3rd Corps was merged into the 1st Corps. 8th Division (2nd Formation) was formed in 1969 from 1st Cavalry Division. It's now 8th Motorized Infantry Division. 9th Division - disbanded in 1952. 10th Division - disbanded in 1952. 11th Motorized Infantry Division - Western Theater Command, formerly Lanzhou MR. Military district. 12th Division 13th Division 14th Division 15th Division 16th Division 17th Division 18th Division 19th Division 20th Division (1st formation) 1949-50, became 7th Artillery Training Base. Reformed. 21st Division 22nd Division 23rd Division 24th Division 25th Division - In May 1953, the 25th, 26th and 27th Divisions of the 9th Corps were reorganized as 7th, 8th and 9th Agriculture Construction Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, respectively. 26th Division 27th Division 28th Division - 28th Army Division to 1969. Then redesignated 205th Division. 29th Division – with 15th Army served in Korean War. Now as 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade. 30th Division 30th Infantry Division 30th Army Division 31st Division – with 11th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War. Chengdu MR JSENT p. 91. First formation became the 36th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China). Second formation remains the 31st Motorized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China). 32nd Division – with 11th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict. 33rd Division – Served in the Korean War as the 33rd Independent Division. Second Formation was 33rd Army Division (2nd Formation) (People's Republic of China) from 1979-85. 34th Division – 12th Army with 31st, 34th, and 35th Divisions entered Korea on March 25, 1951.. Routed during the Battle of the Soyang River.. 35th Division 36th Division 37th Division – with 13th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 38th Division – with 13th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 39th Division – with 13th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 40th Division – 14th Group Army - Chengdu MR. Served in S-V War with 14th Army (People's Republic of China). JSENT p. 91. 41st Division – served in Sino-Vietnamese War with 14th Army. 42nd Division – served in Sino-Vietnamese War with 14th Army. 43rd Division - formed 1949, disbanded 1950. 43rd Airborne Division – 89th Division (People's Republic of China) reorganised as an airborne formation, renumbered, now airborne with 15th Airborne Army. 44th Airborne Division – now airborne with 15th Airborne Army. Served in Korea War. Entered Korea with 15th Army in February 1951. 45th Airborne Division – now airborne with 15th Airborne Army. Served in Korea War. Entered Korea with 15th Army in February 1951. 46th Division 47th Infantry Division 48th Infantry Division 49th Division 50th Division 51st Division Formed twice. Second formation became the Independent Division of Hubei Provincial Military District. 52nd Division Formed three times. Second formation became the 149th Motorized Infantry Division. Third formation became the 52nd Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade. 53rd Division. Formed twice. Second formation became 53rd Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade. 54th Division 55th Division. Originally 19th Corps. 19th Corps was in 1969 at Wuwei, Gansu with the 55th, 56th, and 57th Divisions. 56th Division 57th Division. Formed twice. First formation became 1st Fossil Oil Engineer Division. 57th Division (Second Formation). 58th Division – 20th Group Army, but commanded by the 50th Army during the Sino-Vietnamese War. Converted to a brigade in 1999. 59th Division – Component of 20th Army during Korean War. Disbanded 1985.PLA Order of Battle, Disbanded Divisions 60th Division 61st Division – 21st Army served in Korea War. Now 21st Group Army, Shaanxi Province. JSENT p. 90 Listed FAS, 21st GA 62nd Division – 21st Army served in Korea War. 63rd Division – 21st Army served in Korea War. 64th Division 65th Division 66th Division 67th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 23rd Group Army, 'demobilised' during 2003 reductions cycle (Blasko 2006, 77). With 23rd Army in Korea. 68th Division – subordinate to Shenyang MR. Now 68th Motorized Infantry Brigade, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang (from 23rd Group Army).Blasko, 2006, 76 69th Division – Shenyang MR. JSENT p. 91 Listed FAS. With 23rd Army in Korea. Now 69th Motorized Infantry Division, Harbin, Heilongjiang (from 23rd Group Army). 70th Division – served with 24th Army in Korea. Now 3rd Guard Division. 71st Division (1st Formation). Disbanded and headquarters reorganized as 15th Fighter Aviation Division, May 1951. 71st Division formed later. 72nd Division – with 24th Army served in Korea War. 73rd Division – with 23rd Army served in Korea War. 74th Division – with 24th Army served in Korea War. 75th Division 76th Division 77th Division – 26th Army served in Korea War 78th Division – 26th Army served in Korea War 79th Division – 27th Army 80th Division – 27th Army 81st Division – 27th Army 82nd Division 83rd Division 84th Division 85th Division 86th Division – 31st Army. Second formation 86th Motorized Infantry Division (People's Republic of China) – 26th Army served in Korea War 87th Division 88th Division – 26th Army served in Korea War 89th Division – operating with 20th Army in Korea. Disband in February 1951.. 90th Division, 1949–1950 90th Division, 1950–1952 91st Division – 31st Army 92nd Infantry Division – 31st Army 93rd Infantry Division – 31st Army 94th Division – with 27th Army served in Korea War. Disbanded in February 1951. 95th Division - In October 1950 32nd Corps was disbanded and the division was absorbed into the Air Force. On February 14, 1951, the division was reorganized and renamed as 14th Aviation Division. 96th Division 97th Division 105th Division 106th Division – 36th Army - Airfield construction labor during Korean War 107th Division 108th Division 109th Division – 37th Army - Airfield construction labor during Korean War 110th Division 111th Division 112th Division – 38th Army 113th Division – 38th Group Army 114th Division - 38th Group Army 115th Division – 39th Army 116th Division 117th Division 118th Division - Part of 40th Army. 40th Army entered Korea on October 19, 1950 and was the first Chinese formation to make contact with UN forces in Korea.. 119th Division 120th Division 121st Division – 41st Army during Sino-Vietnamese War 122nd Division – 41st Army during Sino-Vietnamese War 123rd Division – 41st Army during Sino-Vietnamese War 124th Division – 42nd Army during Korean War and Sino-Vietnamese War 125th Division – 42nd Army during Korean War and Sino-Vietnamese War 126th Division – 42nd Army during Korean War and Sino-Vietnamese War 127th Division – fought in Korean War and with 43rd Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 128th Division – with 43rd Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 129th Division – with 43rd Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 130th Division 131st Division 132nd Division- with 43rd and 44th Corps/Armies in the 1950s. Now on Hainan Island as 132nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade since 2003. 137th Division 138th Division - probably originally with 46th Army. 1949-1953 disbanded and reorganised as PLAAF Second Aviation School. 139th Division – 47th Group Army, Lanzhou Military Region 140th Division 141st Division 148th Division – 50th Army Entered Korea on October 26, 1950.. Fought with 50th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict. 149th Division – 13th GA - Suchuan Prov JSENT p. 90 Listed FAS, 13th GA. Belonged to 50th Army while it fought in Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 150th Division – 50th Army - Fought with 50th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict. 153rd Division 154th Division 155th Division 156th Division - disbanded June 1949, Korean troops to 7th Division, KPA. 157th Division 158th Division 159th Division 160th Division – 54th Army, Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 161st Division – 54th Army, Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 162nd Division – 54th Group Army, Sino-Vietnamese border conflict - Jinan MR; JSENT p. 90. 163rd Division – with 55th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 164th Division – the 164th Division (1st Formation), formed on November 1, 1948, basically made up of Korean soldiers, became 5th Division Korean People's Army, July 1949. Reformed twice. With 55th Army during Sino-Vietnamese War. 165th Division – with 55th Army during Sino-Vietnamese border conflict 167th Division – possibly existed under 56th Army according to U.S. Department of Defense intelligence during the Korean War.. 179th Division – 12th Group Army; fought in Korean War under 60th Army 180th Division – fought in Korean War under 60th Army. 181st Division – fought in Korean War under 60th Army 187th Division – 63rd Army during Korean War 188th Division – 63rd Army served in Korea War. Now Beijing Military Region. 189th Division – 63rd Army served in Korea War. 189th Infantry Division (1985–98), then reduced to 189th Motorized Infantry Brigade (1998–2003). Disbanded 2003. 190th Division – 64th Army served in Korea War. Listed by Blasko as with 39th Army, 2006. 191st Division 192nd Division – listed by Blasko 2006 as the 'Liaoning Army Reserve 192nd Infantry Division, Shenyang,' Shenyang MRBlasko 2006, 76 193rd Division – 65th Army during Korean War. Entered Korea on February 23, 1951.. Decimated during the Battle of the Imjin River. 194th Infantry Division 195th Infantry Division 196th Division – 66th Army Entered Korea on October 27, 1950.. Served in Korea War 197th Division 198th Division – 66th Army 199th Division – 67th Army served in Korea War. 67th Army left Korea in September 1954.. 200th Division – 67th Army served in Korea War 201st Division – 67th Army served in Korea War 202nd Division – 68th Army served in Korea War. 68th Army left Korea in April 1955. 203rd Division – 68th Army served in Korea War 204th Division – 68th Army served in Korea War. 205th Division 205th (II) 206th (I) 206th (II) 207th (I) 207th (II) 207th (III) 207th (IV) 208th 209th (I) 209th (II) 210th (I) 210th (II) 211th Division 212th Division 213th Division 214th Division 215th 216th Division