112th Division (People's Republic of China)
- 112th Division (People's Republic of China)
command structure
name=112th Division
date=
parent=38th Army
subordinate=334th Regiment
335th Regiment
336th Regiment
History
The 112th Division was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army (Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) or Chinese Communist Forces (CCF)) during the Korean War with a standard strength of approximately 10,000 men. It was a component of the 38th Army, consisting of the 334th, 335th, and 336th Regiments. [ [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/20-2-1/sn39.htm Appleman, Roy E. "South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu", pg 768] ]
The 334th Regiment, the 112th Division, the 38th Field Army were the first Chhinese unit across the Yalu, on October 14,1950. [ [http://www.kimsoft.com/2000/peng.htm Who was Peng Dehuai?] ]
Current
The unit appears to still be active with the 38th Group Army in the Beijing Military Region, as the 112th Mechanised Infantry Division. [ [http://www.sinodefence.com/organisation/groundforces/default.asp PLA Ground Forces] ]
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