39th Group Army

39th Group Army
Country
Garrison/HQ	Liaoyang, Liaoning

39th Mechanized Group Army (Current)

Parent unit	Shenyang Military Region

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 Group Army is a military formation of roughly corps strength, of the People's Liberation Army of China. It is part of the Shenyang Military Region.^[1] 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 in the Far East. Along with 38th Army stationed near Beijing, this unit is given the best equipment and training available.

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.^[2]

References

↑ PLA Ground Forces
↑ 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.

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