39th Army (People's Republic of China)

39th Mechanized Group Army
Active
Country
Garrison/HQ Liaoning, Liaoyang
Commanders
Current
commander		 Maj.Gen. Ai Husheng
 
39th Mechanized Group Army (Current)
Parent unit
Components
115th Mechanized Infantry Division
116th Mechanized Infantry Division
190th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
3rd Armored Division
Air Defense Brigade
Army Aviation Regiment
Artillery Brigade
Chemical Defense Regiment

The 39th Army is a group army, a formation of roughly corps strength, of the People's Liberation Army.

The Army was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War. It comprised the 115th, 116th, and 117th Divisions.[1]

The formation is still active as the 39th Group Army in the Shenyang Military Region.[2] 39th Group Army has more main battle tanks than any other Group Armies in China, as it was expected to counter the threat of Soviet armor forces in the Far East. Along with 38th Army stationed near Beijing, this unit is given the best equipment and training available.

References

  1. ^ Appleman, Roy E. "XXXIX The Big Question". South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu. United States Army Center of Military History. p. 768. CMH Pub 20-2-1. http://www.history.army.mil/books/korea/20-2-1/sn39.htm. 
  2. ^ PLA Ground Forces