Eastern Theater Command

The Eastern Theater Command is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on February 1, 2016; its predecessor was the Nanjing Military Region. The headquarters is located in Nanjing.[1]

Eastern Theater Command
Eastern Theater Command
Simplified Chinese东部战区
Traditional Chinese東部戰區

Its jurisdiction includes Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shanghai [1] and the East Sea Fleet.[2] It consists of three group armies:the 72nd Group Army (formerly 1st group army), 71st Group Army (formerly 12th group army), and 73rd Group Army (formerly 31st group army).[3] The ground force headquarter of the Eastern theater command is located in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.[4] Among its aviation forces is the 10th Aviation Division, which flies H-6 bombers.[5]

Its commander is General He Weidong and its political commissar is General He Ping.

Excluded from the Eastern Theater Command are the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Lienchiang as these territories are under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China's Armed Forces.

Order of battle

Before re-structure, PLA Eastern Theater Command ground and air forces consisting of:[6]

  • Independent units
    • 1st Coastal Defense Brigade (Shanghai)
    • 2nd Coastal Defense Brigade (Shanghai)
    • Coastal Defense Brigade (Fujian)
    • 13th Coastal Defense Division, (Jinjiang, Quanzhou)
    • 31st Pontoon Bridge Brigade
  • 72nd Group Army (Huzhou, Zhejiang)
    • 1st Amphibious Mechanized Infantry Division (Hangzhou)
    • 178th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
    • 3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Jinhua, Zhejiang)
    • 10th Armored Brigade (Suzhou, Jiangsu)
    • Artillery Brigade (Wuxi, Jiangsu)
    • Long-Distance Artillery Brigade (Wuxi, Jiangsu)
    • 5th Army Aviation Brigade
    • Air Defense Brigade (Zhenjiang, Jiangsu)
  • 71st Group Army (Xuzhou, Jiangsu)
    • 34th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Chuzhou, Anhui)
    • 35th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Xuzhou)
    • 179th Motorized Infantry "Linfen" Brigade (Nanjing, Jiangsu)
    • Artillery Brigade (Xuzhou, Jiangsu)
    • Air Defense Brigade (Huai'an, Jiangsu)
    • Special Operations Brigade (Jiangsu)
  • 73rd Group Army (Xiamen, Fujian)
    • 86th Motorized Infantry Division (Fuzhou, Fujian)
    • 91st Motorized Infantry Division (Zhangzhou, Fujian)
    • 92nd Motorized Infantry Brigade (Quanzhou)
    • 3rd Artillery Brigade (Quanzhou, Fujian)
    • 13th Air Defense Brigade (Xiamen, Fujian)
    • Amphibious Armored Brigade (Zhangzhou, Fujian)
    • 10th Army Aviation Regiment
  • Rocket Force (Base 52, Huangshan, Anhui)
    • 807th Launch Brigade (Chizhou, Anhui)
    • 819th Brigade (Ganzhou, Jiangxi)
    • 811th Launch Brigade (Jingdezhen, Jiangxi)
    • 820th Brigade (Jinhua, Zhejiang)
    • Launch Brigade (Shaoguan, Guangdong)
    • 817th Launch Brigade (Sanming, Fujian)
  • Air Force
    • 3rd Fighter Division (Wuhu, Anhui)
    • 14th Fighter Division (Zhangshu, Jiangxi)
    • 29th Fighter Division (Quzhou, Zhejiang)
    • 28th Attack Division (Hangzhou, Zhejiang)
    • 10th Bomber Division (Anqing, Anhui)
    • Surface-to-Air Missile Brigade (Quanzhou, Fujian)
    • UAV Brigade (Liancheng, Fujian)
    • 85th Air Brigade (Quzhou, Zhejiang)
    • 3rd Surface-to-Air Missile Brigade
    • 8th AAA Brigade (Shanghai)

References
  1. "详解五大战区范围：战区陆军司令部独立驻扎". Sina Corp. February 11, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  2. "媒体：成立东部战区海军 是不是东海舰队就没了". Guancha Syndicate. March 7, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  3. "18个集团军部署完成，五大战区都在做什么？". Southern Weekly. April 19, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  4. "东部战区陆军总部驻福州 五大战区居首". Ta Kung Pao. February 3, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  5. "Orbats - Scramble". www.scramble.nl. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  6. "Snapshot: China's Eastern Theater Command" (PDF). Andrew S. Erickson, Kenneth Allen, Wilson VornDick, David C. Logan, Adrian Zenz and James Leibold. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

See also

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