202nd Division (People's Republic of China)

202nd Division (1949–53)
202nd Infantry Division (1953–60)
202nd Army Division (1960-85)
202nd Division (1949–53); 202nd Infantry Division (1953–60); 202nd Army Division (1960-85)
Active	1949.2 - 1985.9
Country	People's Republic of China
Branch	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Part of	68th Army Corps
Garrison/HQ	Jilin City, Jilin
Engagements	Chinese Civil War, Korean War

The 202nd Division (Chinese: 第202师) was created in January 1949 under the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army, issued by Central Military Commission on November 1, 1948,^[1] basing on the 16th Brigade, 6th Column of the Huabei Military Region Field Force. Its history can be traced to the 7th Independent Brigade, Jizhong Military District, formed in July 1946.

The division was part of the 68th Corps. Under the flag of the 202nd Division, it was engaged in the Chinese Civil War, including the Pingjin Campaign, and Taiyuan Campaign.

In March 1951, Artillery Regiment, 202nd Division was activated, which was later renamed as 582nd Artillery Regiment in 1953.

In June 1951, 202nd Division moved into Korean Peninsula along with the Corps HQ.^[2] It was engaged in defensive operations against UN Forces in summer-fall 1951, during which it suffered heavy casualties. In 1953, the division participated in the Battle of Kumsong against the US and ROK forces.^[3]^[4]

In August 1954, 202nd Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment was activated.

In March 1955 the division pulled out from North Korea and redeployed in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province.

In April 1960 the division was renamed as 202nd Army Division(Chinese: 陆军第202师). By then the division was composed of:

604th Regiment
605th Regiment
606th Regiment
582nd Artillery Regiment
202nd Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment

In June 1967, 202nd Tank Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment detached from the division and was renamed as 4th Independent Tank Regiment of Jinan Military Region.

In August 1969, 582nd Artillery Regiment was renamed as Artillery Regiment, 202nd Army Division.

In May 1976, the division moved to Jilin City, Jilin Province along with the corps.

In September 1985 the division was inactivated and merged into 12th Garrison Division of Shenyang Military Region of the Chifeng Garrison District^[5]

References

中国人民解放军各步兵师沿革, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_a3f74a990101cp1q.html

^ 《中央军委关于统一全军组织及部队番号的规定》, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_7254c7350100xb56.html
^ 铭记！抗美援朝中的巾帼奉献, 中华全国妇女联合会, http://www.women.org.cn/art/2020/10/22/art_22_165156.html
^ 痛心！又一开国将星陨落，目前仅存6颗, https://new.qq.com/omn/20201228/20201228A083KN00.html
^ 第68军202师606团副团长李锦堂, http://www.kmycjng.com/h5/cont?id=2043 Archived 2021-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
^ 西陆网, 沈阳军区原守备师综述, http://club.xilu.com/zgjsyj/msgview-819697-11768.html

[1] 《中央军委关于统一全军组织及部队番号的规定》, http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_7254c7350100xb56.html

[2] 铭记！抗美援朝中的巾帼奉献, 中华全国妇女联合会, http://www.women.org.cn/art/2020/10/22/art_22_165156.html

[3] 痛心！又一开国将星陨落，目前仅存6颗, https://new.qq.com/omn/20201228/20201228A083KN00.html

[4] 第68军202师606团副团长李锦堂, http://www.kmycjng.com/h5/cont?id=2043 Archived 2021-07-23 at the Wayback Machine

[5] 西陆网, 沈阳军区原守备师综述, http://club.xilu.com/zgjsyj/msgview-819697-11768.html

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