It was composed of the
69th,
46th, 48th, and 4th Armored Divisions, the 68th brigade and an artillery brigade. In 2006 the formation consisted of the: • Headquarters, Changchun, Jilin • 46th Motorized Infantry Division, Changchun, Jilin • 48th Motorized Infantry Brigade, Tonghua, Jilin • 4th Armored Division, Meihekou, Jilin • Artillery Brigade, Yantian, Jilin • AA Brigade, Changchun, Jilin (Source Blasko 2006, 76) In 2013, the formation consisted of the: • Headquarters, Changchun, Jilin •
46th Motorized Infantry Division (the
Red Army Division), Changchun, Jilin •
69th Motorized Infantry Division,
Harbin, Heilongjiang •
48th Motorized Infantry Brigade, Tonghua, Jilin •
68th Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China),
Qiqihar, Heilongjiang •
4th Armored Division, Meihekou, Jilin • Artillery Brigade, Yanbian, Jilin • AA Brigade, Changchun, Jilin Note Blasko 2013, lists the 4th Armored Division as a division, not as a brigade. (Source Blasko, Tradition and Transformation of the PLA, 2013, 89) In 2017, the formation consisted of the: • Headquarters, Harbin, Heilongjiang •
8th Heavy Combined Arms Brigade () • () • () •
115th Medium Combined Arms Brigade () • () • () • 78th Special Operation Brigade () (formerly the 67th Brigade) • 78th Army Aviation Brigade () • () • 78th Air-Defense Brigade () • 78th Engineering and Chemical Defense Brigade () • 78th Service Support Brigade () ==Notable members==