27th Army (People's Republic of China)
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The 27th Group Army is a military formation of China's People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...

 and one of three active group armies belonging to the Beijing Military Region. It is based in Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city of North China's Hebei province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about south of Beijing...

, Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...

 and is composed of one armored brigade, two motorized infantry brigades, one artillery brigade, and an anti-aircraft artillery brigade. Its unit ID number is 66267.

Chinese Civil War

The 27th Group Army traces its lineage to World War II as part of the 8th Route Army. Sometime following the end of the war the unit was reassigned, redesignated and reorganized as the 9th Column of the Eastern China Field Army. It was initially organized with the 5th and 6th Division and the 3rd Reserve Brigade. The unit was reorganized in March 1947 with the 25th, 26th and 27th Division. Following its reorganization the unit participated in the Shandong campaign. The unit also took part in the Battle of Wei County, where the 29th Regiment, 25th Division earned the title "Wei County Regiment" for the unit's gallant service.

In September 1948 the unit took part in the battle for Jinan. The 9th Column then participated in the battle of Huaihai where it confronted and destroyed the KMT Huang Bo Tao Army Group.

In February 1949 the unit was redesignated and reorganized as the 27th Corps. In 1949 the 27th Corps was composed of the 79th, 80th and 81st Divisions. The unit took part in the assault on Shanghai.

Korean War

The 27th Corps was part of the first contingent of Chinese forces to be deployed to Korea in October 1950 to fight against United Nations forces. It consisted of the 79th
79th Division (People's Republic of China)
The 79th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War. They were a component of the 27th Army....

, 80th
80th Division (People's Republic of China)
-History:The 80th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War. They were a component of the 27th Army....

, 81st
81st Division (People's Republic of China)
The 81st Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War. They were a component of the 27th Army....

 and 94th Divisions, though the 94th Division was attached to the 27th Army from its parent unit, the 30th Army
30th Army (People's Republic of China)
The 30th Army was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War.The 30th Army consisted of the 88th, 89th, 94th Divisions...

. During the War, the 27th Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Nie Fengzhi
Nie Fengzhi
Nie Fengzhi was a lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Nie was born in Hubei Province in 1913or 1914.He belonged to the dominant Han ethnic group....

.

In 1950 the 27th and its officers were considered some of the very best within the PLA. During the war roughly 80 percent of two "Hero Regiments" of the 27th Corps were lost to disease. The 27th returned to China in 1952.

Tiananmen Square Protests

Main artile: Activities of the PLA During Tiananmen Protests of 1989
Activities of the People’s Liberation Army During Tiananmen Protests of 1989
With the Sino-Soviet Summit approaching and with the help of the local worker’s unions, the Beijing protesters reached one million supporters by 18 May 1989...


In June 1989, the 27th Group Army actively participated in suppressing the student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square is a large city square in the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen Gate located to its North, separating it from the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is the third largest city square in the world...

 and imposing martial law on Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

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