79th Group Army

The 79th Group Army can trace its lineage to the Chinese Red Army's 15th Legion. It was involved in the Chinese Civil War, most notably the Liaoshen campaign and Pingjin campaign. The 39th Army Corps was deployed to the Korean War in 1950. After the ceasefire, it was placed under the command of the Shenyang Military Region and was stationed in the Liaodong Peninsula. In 1985, it was re-organized into the 39th Group Army. In 2016, it was reassigned to the Northern Theater Command Ground Force, and in April 2017 it was renamed to the 79th Group Army == Organization ==

In 2023, the 79th Group Army was composed of: • 4 armored brigades • 1 mechanized infantry brigade • 1 infantry brigade • 79th Special Forces Brigade "Amur Tigers" (东北虎) • 1 artillery brigade • 1 engineering brigade • 1 Chemical defense brigade • 1 helicopter brigade • 1 air defense brigade • 1 Service support brigade == Awards ==

In the 2013 "Blade Sharpening" (砺刃—2013) military competition, which was the first ever PLASOF inter-unit competition, the 79th Special Forces Brigade won first place. == Leadership ==

Historical Commanders • Xu Qiling (? - December 2018) Historical Political Commissars • Yu Yonghong == References ==