- 61889 Regiment
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People's Liberation Army 61889 Regiment
Chinese Center Safeguard Regiment
People's Liberation ArmyActive June 9, 1953 to present Country 
People's Republic of ChinaBranch People's Liberation Army General Staff Department Type Safeguard Regiment Role Guard for the main leaders of CCP and PRC Part of Central Security Bureau Garrison/HQ Beijing Colors Red;Green Engagements Huairen Hall Incident People's Liberation Army 61889 Regiment, formerly named 8341 Special Regiment, also Chinese Center Safeguard Regiment, is responsible for guarding and protecting the main leaders of Chinese Communist Party and People's Republic of China.
This regiment established in June 9, 1953. Originally, it was from Center Safeguard Division 1st Regiment. Since their responsibility is top importance of leaders protection, the soldiers and weapons are very selective. In 1976, Wang Dongxing brought 8341 Special Regiment into Huairen Hall and arrested the Gang of Four, which significantly helped the end of Chinese Cultural Revolution.
History
This regiment named Chinese Peoples' Public Security Center Column (Chinese: 中国人民公安中央纵队) 2nd Division 4th Regiment. In 1951, the Division changes name as Center Safeguard Division; at the same time, the 4th Regiment was replaced of 1st Regiment. In 1953, it was independent to be Chinese Center Safeguard Regiment (Designation name is "Center 001", Chinese: 总字001). In the late of 1950s, its designation changes as 3747. Around 1964, it firstly used name of "8341".[1] In 1975, it changed to "57001 Regiment" but soon got back to "8341 Special Regiment". In 1976, after the death of Mao Zedong, the regiment changed designation to "57003 Regiment". In October 2000, it finally changed into 61889 Regiment until now. [2]
Anecdote
The code of "8341" inspired wide interests in the common. One story is that in 1948, when Mao Zedong and the other CCP's leaders moved into Beijing, he talked with a monk of Tayuan Temple, at Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province. The monk gave him this number, which means Mao Zedong would have 83 years old, and would lead the CCP for 41 years (from Zunyi Conference to his death).[3] Besides, there are also some other explanations.[4] However, according to the first regimental commander Zhang Yaoci, this code was only arranged by the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, the other stories did not have any reasonable evidence.[2]
References
- ^ "毛泽东和他 的“8341”部队". 网易. http://news.163.com/09/0828/01/5HP1DAAK00013LSN.html.
- ^ a b 冯立忠. "我所知道的 8341部队". 原载于2005年第12期《党史纵横》. http://www.peacehall.com/forum/lishi/2992.shtml.
- ^ 冷思 (2002年) (in 繁体中文). 十六大之後的中國. 有限出版社. pp. 32. ISBN 9789628647477.
- ^ 求得慧心五台归
The Cultural Revolution
(1966–1976)Major events Key figures Mao Zedong · Liu Shaoqi · Zhou Enlai · Lin Biao · Deng Xiaoping · Gang of Four (Jiang Qing · Zhang Chunqiao · Yao Wenyuan · Wang Hongwen) · Peng Dehuai · Wu Han · Peng Zhen · Chen Boda · Wang Dongxing · Xie Fuzhi · Kang Sheng · Mao YuanxinDocuments Concepts Four Olds · Struggle session · Feudal Fascism · Two Whatevers · Big-character poster · One Divides Into Two · Democracy Wall · Eight model plays · Scar literature · Capitalist roaderGroups Red Guards · Cultural Revolution Group · Revolutionary Committee · Shanghai People's Commune · 8341 Special Regiment · The Rusticated Youth of ChinaRelated topics Categories:- Military units and formations of the People's Liberation Army
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