Eastern Theater Command Ground Force

Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
中国人民解放军东部战区陆军
Emblem of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Active2016–present
Country People's Republic of China
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
Branch People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Garrison/HQFuzhou, Fujian
Motto(s)为人民服务
"Serve the People"
Colors   Red and Green
MarchMilitary Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
Commanders
CommanderLieutenant General Kong Jun
Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
Eastern Theater Command
Simplified Chinese中国人民解放军东部战区陆军
Traditional Chinese中國人民解放軍東部戰區陸軍
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Dōngbù Zhànqū Lùjūn

The Eastern Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Eastern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Fuzhou, Fujian. The current commander is Kong Jun and the current political commissar is Zhang Hongbing.

History

The Eastern Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Nanjing Military Region.[1]

Functional department

  • General Staff
  • Political Work Department
  • Logistics Department
  • Equipment department
  • Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Direct units

  • PLA Ground Force Sanjie Joint Tactic Training Base [zh]
  • PLA Ground Force First Comprehensive Training Base [zh]
  • PLA Ground Force Second Comprehensive Training Base [zh]

Direct troops

Group army

Other army

  • 1st Reconnaissance and Intelligence Brigade
  • First Brigade of Information Support
  • First Brigade of Electronic Warfare
  • First Brigade of Long Range Rocket Artillery
  • 31st Brigade of Boat and Bridge Army
  • 301st Coastal defense brigade (stationed in Haimen District of Nantong, Jiangsu)
  • 302nd Coastal defense brigade (stationed in Zhoushan, Zhejiang)
  • 303rd Coastal defense brigade (stationed in Changle District of Fuzhou, Fujian)
  • 304th Coastal defense brigade (stationed in Xiamen, Fujian)

List of leaders

Commanders

English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes
Qin Weijiang 秦卫江 2016 December 2018 [2]
Xu Qiling 徐起零 December 2018 April 2020 [3]
Lin Xiangyang 林向阳 April 2020 August 2021
Kong Jun 孔军 December 2021

Political commissars

English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes
Liao Keduo [zh] 廖可铎 2016 April 2019
Zhang Hongbing 张红兵 December 2019 January 2022

Chief of staffs

English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes
Zhang Jian 张践 2016 2017
Zhou Youya 周友亚 2018

References

  1. ^ Li Xuanliang (李宣良); Zhang Xuanjie (张选杰); Li Qinghua (李清华) (1 January 2016). 陆军领导机构火箭军战略支援部队成立大会在京举行 习近平向中国人民解放军陆军火箭军战略支援部队授予军旗并致训词. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ Ding Guangyang (丁广阳); Huang Jiandong (黄建东); Liu Changbao (刘昌宝) (2 February 2016). 东部战区陆军成立大会在福州举行(图). qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ Yan Hongliang (闫宏亮) (3 January 2019). 接棒秦卫江 徐起零出任东部战区陆军司令. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.